Thermal behavior of reedmergnerite NaBSi3O8 and searlesite NaBSi2O5(OH)2

Abstract

The results of studying the thermal behavior of natural boron albite–reedmergnerite NaBSi₃O₈ and aqueous boricilicate–searlesite NaBSi₂O₅(OH)₂ obtained by the method of hydrothermal synthesis are presented. In the investigated temperature range, reedmergnerite (30–780°C) does not undergo phase transformations. Thermal expansion is sharply anisotropic, which is a characteristic feature of the expansion of feldspars. Aqueous borosilicate searlesite (25–750°C) is amorphized above 400°C as a result of dehydration and cristobalite crystallizes from the amorphous phase. The expansion of searlesite is relatively isotropic.