Table 4 Volume thermal expansion coefficients.

From: The best temperature range to acquire reliable thermal infrared spectra from orbit

Minerals

Compositions

αv [K−1]

References

Plagioclases

(Ca,Na)(Al,Si)2Si2O8

1.6–2.8 × 10−5

20

Clinopyroxenes

Ca(Mg,Fe)Si2O6

2.7–2.9 × 10−5

8,21

Orthopyroxenes

(Mg,Fe)2Si2O6

2.31–2.51 × 10−5

22

Olivine

Mg1.84Fe0.16SiO4

2.67 × 10−5

This study

  1. Volume thermal expansion coefficients, αv, for the main constituent phases of planetary bodies.
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