Layer
Name
Layer #1
Type of layer
compact
Thickness
184.0  $\pm$ 5.0  ${\mu}m$
Texture
compact glassy
Type of porosity
porous
Formation mode
mechanical slabing
Temperature
60.0  $\pm$ 5.0  $^{\circ}C$
Comments
The rough sample (without any preliminary preparation except cutting) was first placed in an epoxy cylinder, 2.5 cm in diameter. The epoxy was hardened on a hotplate at 60 °C to avoid sample dehydration. The cylinder was polished on one side and then cut parallel to the polished face to obtain a ∼500 mm-thick disk. The second side was polished down to the desired thickness. Finally, the sample was removed by breaking the thin epoxy disk.
Number
1
Arrangement
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
opal-CT YM12 1.0