Matter
Name
Anorthositic glass
Family
solid
Parent matter
Anorthosite
Origins
laboratory
Provider
Volcanologist Laboratory at RomaTre University
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Shape
compact
Texture
compact glassy
Type of porosity
without pores
Density
2.704 $\pm$ 0.001 $g.cm^{-3}$
Grain density
2.704 $\pm$ 0.001 $g.cm^{-3}$
Oxides
Formula $SiO_{2}$ $TiO_{2}$ $Al_{2}O_{3}$ $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ $MnO$ $MgO$ $CaO$ $Na_{2}O$ $K_{2}O$ $P_{2}O_{5}$
Mass fraction (%) 48.18 0.08 29.36 1.78 0.03 1.92 15.85 2.24 0.08 0.01
Oxides comments
Fe2O3 is total iron amount; L.O.I. 0.23%
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
glass with anorthositic composition 1.0
Title
glass preparation from anorthosite rock

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Anorthositic glass (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 2010-04-01 mechanical Anorthosite rock has been crushed at mm scale rock in powder with mm grains
#2 2010-05-01 thermal Anorthosite grains have been melted in high temperature furnace (Nabertherm HT17/16) at 1500°C for an hour. The furnace operates at oxidizing terrestrial conditions. Anorthosite grains melted
#3 2010-05-01 thermal Anorthositic liquid has been quenched in air. Glassy Anorthositic solid is formed
Comments
Glassy Anorthositic solid was produced at Volcanologist Laboratory with the help of Dr. A. Vona (RomaTre University)