Matter
Name
Basaltic sand from Hawaii (grains in the range 109 - 1000 µm)
Family
Family
solid
Database
Experimentalists
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
C. Okubo
Body name
Earth
Place
Collected from the active dunes in the Kau Desert region, Hawaii, USA , Hawaii , United States
Image
Optical microscope picture of grains of the Hawaii basaltic sand (109 - 1000 µm)
Preparation
sieved fraction
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 ${\mu}m$ 1000.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 None
Size method
dry sieving
Number
1
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Basalt 1.0
Title
Dry sieving to a 109 - 1000 µm particles size range

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Basaltic sand from Hawaii (grains in the range 109 - 1000 µm) (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 mechanical dry sieving using a 109-µm mesh sieve grains in the range 109 - 1000 µm were collected