Matter
Name
Basalt Ysson grain size 1000_2000 microns (C6)
Family
mineral
Parent matter
Basalt Ysson bulk
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
Patrick Pinet, Serge Chevrel, IRAP, OMP, 14 avenue E Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Pic d'Ysson, Massif Central , département du Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne , France

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 45.518° 3.157° 850.0 m
Preparation
sieved fraction
Method
mechanical grinding and grain size sorting
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
igneous rock (igneous protolith)
Comments
fresh (unweathered) lava flow containing phenocrysts of olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase
Shape
irregular
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Texture
compact
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 1000.0 ${\mu}m$ 2000.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 irregular
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 (%) 42.8 11.5 12.9 0.3 15.3 9.6 2.7 1.2 2.1 0.6
Oxides comments
Sum of oxides is 99%, LOI is 1%
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Basalt Ysson grain size 1000-2000 microns (C6) 1.0