Matter
Name
Dark basalt
Family
solid
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
C. Okubo
Local reference code
Dark basalt
Body name
Earth
Place
Collected from the active dunes in the Kau Desert region, Hawaii, USA , Hawaii , United States
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
igneous rock (unknown)
Shape
loose powder
Texture
compact glassy
Type of porosity
open pores
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 109.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 None
Size distribution
mean size of 109 µm
Size method
dry sieving
Number
1
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Basalt 1.0