Table 1 Major elements (in wt. %) for ash samples VE and DC measured by X-ray fluorescence.

From: Phase partitioning during fragmentation revealed by QEMSCAN Particle Mineralogical Analysis of volcanic ash

Sample

SiO2

TiO2

Al2O3

Fe2O3

MnO

MgO

CaO

Na2O

K2O

P2O5

SO3

*LOI

Total

VE

60.94

0.52

18.85

4.70

0.115

1.83

6.25

4.77

1.476

0.200

0.038

0.45

100.14

DC

60.57

0.46

19.35

4.21

0.103

1.38

5.83

4.47

1.348

0.205

0.036

0.90

98.85

  1. *LOI = Loss on ignition.
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