Raman spectra of aragonite at the pressure of 0.1-2 GPa and ambient temperature

Raman spectra of aragonite were studied at ambient temperature and pressure of 0.1 - 2 GPa in a moissanite anvil cell using Raman spectrum technique. The relations between the Raman shifts of aragonite and the system pressure are given as follows: v153 (cm(-1)) = 0.003 5p (MPa) +154.0, v206 = 0.006 0p + 206.3, v704 = 0.002 1p + 704.2, v1085 = 0.003 5p + 1 085.3. No phase transition occurred in aragonite within the range of experimental pressure. Similar to other carbonate minerals (magnesite, dolomite), the measured relative pressure-shift of the Raman line of the symmetric stretching vibration of aragonite is greater at 0.1-2 GPa than at ultrahigh pressure, which indicates that the C-O bond compressibility of the CO3 groups is related to the pressure, and it is more compressible at 0.1 - 2 GPa than at higher pressure.