Melt inclusions in volcanic rocks

We studied melt inclusions from Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia as part of a larger project designed to contrain the eruptive history of Mutnovsky. Transmitted and reflected light petrographic microscopy was used to characterize melt inclusions in grain mounts of mineral separates, standard 30...

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Main Authors: Sefein, Kirellos, Robertson, Kelly L., Simon, Adam
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Digital Scholarship@UNLV 2011
Subjects:
Igneous rocks — Inclusions
Mineralogy
Mutnovsky Volcano
Russia (Federation) > Kamchatka Peninsula
Thin sections (Geology)
Earth Sciences
Geochemistry
Volcanology
Kamchatka Peninsula
Kamchatka
Online Access:https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/focs_ug_research/2011/april16/24
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=focs_ug_research
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Summary:We studied melt inclusions from Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia as part of a larger project designed to contrain the eruptive history of Mutnovsky. Transmitted and reflected light petrographic microscopy was used to characterize melt inclusions in grain mounts of mineral separates, standard 30 micron thin sections, and 200 micron thick sections of the samples from the Mutnovsky. The inclusions were further divided into three main categories: recrystallized, partially recrystallized, and glassy inclusions. After all the melt inclusions have been categorized, they will be analyzed by using LA-ICP-MS to determine their major, minor and trace element compositions.

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