Matter
Name
Sediments from the Solfatara mud pots (L1R3)
Family
solid
Level
local matter
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
CRPG, Jessica Flahaut
Local reference code
L1R3
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Solfatara Crater , Italy , Italy

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 40.82703° 14.13922°
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
sedimentary rock (pyroclastic rock or sediment)
Type of porosity
unknown
Oxides
Formula $SiO_{2}$ $Al_{2}O_{3}$ $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ $MnO$ $MgO$ $CaO$ $Na_{2}O$ $K_{2}O$ $TiO_{2}$ $P_{2}O_{5}$
Mass fraction (%) 92.08 5.34 0.19 0.0 0.0 0.07 0.15 1.28 0.88 0.0
Oxides comments
Measurements were carried out by ICP-OES at the SARM Nancy. Major oxides have been normalized to 100% to exclude the loss on ignition (estimated at 42.31 wt%). Values of 0 reflect amounts that were below the detection limits.
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
mudpot sediments 1.0 Material appears to be dominated by amorphous silica, and has a crystallinity of ONLY 55% according to XRD analyses