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Table 3 Elastic stiffness, Cij (GPa) of orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene, and combined LPOs of olivine, orthopyroxene, and clinopyroxene

From: Characterization of olivine fabrics and mylonite in the presence of fluid and implications for seismic anisotropy and shear localization

i\j

1

2

3

4

5

6

374 orthopyroxene (ABC-type)

    

 1

218.42

62.56

66.37

0.96

-0.12

-0.43

 2

 

223.79

62.01

0.21

-0.17

0.04

 3

  

215.24

0.78

-0.98

0.1

 4

   

79.05

0.6

-0.03

 5

    

75.98

0.65

 6

     

79.59

 Density

3.306 g/cm3

     

374 clinopyroxene (L-type)

    

 1

219.03

72.6

68.73

0.39

-1.95

1.29

 2

 

230.79

67.91

1.2

-0.64

3.3

 3

  

211.51

0.03

-1.45

1.4

 4

   

74.43

0.72

0.18

 5

    

73.17

-0.34

 6

     

74.37

 Density

3.327 g/cm3

     

374 combined (ol + opx + cpx)

    

 1

223.39

70.19

69.04

0.6

-0.21

0.78

 2

 

230.9

67.59

0.39

-0.15

2.07

 3

  

213.43

0.09

-0.38

0.8

 4

   

76.02

0.64

0.35

 5

    

74.77

0.13

 6

     

77.23

 Density

3.325 g/cm3

     
  1. Elastic stiffness is calculated for the representative samples (374) at ambient condition. Reference axes defined as 2, lineation; 3, normal to foliation; and 1, perpendicular to both one and two directions (e.g., Y = 1, X = 2, Z = 3).