Table 2 Average composition of groundmass glass for the different textural types. HC = highly crystalline, MC = moderately crystalline; PC = poorly crystalline. # ans: number of analyses averaged. Standard deviation (1σ) from the mean is reported in brackets.

From: Magma dynamics within a basaltic conduit revealed by textural and compositional features of erupted ash: the December 2015 Mt. Etna paroxysms

Eruption

Type

# ans

SiO2

TiO2

Al2O3

FeOtot

MnO

MgO

CaO

Na2O

K2O

P2O5

Episode #1 base

HC

8

49.66 (0.47)

2.21 (0.15)

15.66 (0.26)

11.23 (0.35)

0.25 (0.10)

3.66 (0.23)

8.27 (0.20)

4.36 (0.22)

3.13 (0.16)

1.05 (0.44)

Episode #1 base

MC

22

49.33 (0.41)

1.98 (0.12)

16.95 (0.33)

10.48 (0.42)

0.24 (0.16)

4.31 (0.19)

8.86 (0.23)

4.12 (0.17)

2.65 (0.14)

0.66 (0.19)

Episode #1 base

PC

76

50.00 (0.45)

1.94 (0.12)

17.07 (0.26)

10.26 (0.24)

0.21 (0.14)

3.91 (0.20)

8.52 (0.31)

4.22 (0.21)

2.71 (0.20)

0.81 (0.30)

Episode #1 top

HC

15

48.55 (0.61)

2.14 (0.17)

15.89 (0.34)

11.21 (0.48)

0.19 (0.08)

4.11 (0.32)

8.71 (0.27)

4.09 (0.17)

2.78 (0.22)

0.55 (0.08)

Episode #1 top

MC

36

48.93 (0.50)

1.94 (0.10)

16.67 (0.38)

10.35 (0.41)

0.22 (0.08)

4.29 (0.16)

8.78 (0.30)

4.03 (0.20)

2.53 (0.16)

0.52 (0.13)

Episode #1 top

PC

20

50.22 (0.27)

2.02 (0.10)

17.20 (0.27)

10.07 (0.32)

0.22 (0.10)

3.62 (0.14)

8.03 (0.19)

4.24 (0.16)

3.10 (0.11)

0.62 (0.08)

Episode #2

HC

13

49.87 (0.38)

1.97 (0.12)

16.91 (0.21)

10.22 (0.23)

0.19 (0.16)

3.82 (0.13)

8.14 (0.22)

4.11 (0.18)

2.92 (0.19)

0.92 (0.35)

Episode #2

MC

38

49.98 (0.53)

1.97 (0.13)

16.91 (0.36)

10.17 (0.48)

0.19 (0.11)

3.73 (0.14)

8.06 (0.24)

4.16 (0.20)

3.03 (0.17)

0.97 (0.38)

Episode #2

PC

3

49.93 (0.49)

2.00 (0.25)

16.40 (0.77)

10.51 (0.23)

0.29 (0.14)

3.01 (0.03)

7.44 (0.23)

3.89 (0.09)

3.41 (0.34)

0.43 (0.02)

Episode #4

HC

7

49.83 (0.77)

2.17 (0.08)

16.19 (0.46)

10.87 (0.77)

0.19 (0.10)

3.97 (0.33)

8.45 (0.35)

3.88 (0.40)

3.03 (0.25)

0.42 (0.08)

Episode #4

MC

5

47.82 (0.26)

1.91 (0.19)

15.76 (0.32)

10.84 (0.39)

0.15 (0.10)

3.88 (0.21)

8.43 (0.29)

4.04 (0.24)

2.61 (0.14)

0.58 (0.05)

Episode #4

PC

7

50.49 (0.46)

2.02 (0.08)

17.04 (0.12)

10.14 (0.25)

0.22 (0.11)

3.56 (0.10)

7.75 (0.16)

3.95 (0.17)

3.05 (0.11)

0.54 (0.07)