Matter
Name
Synthetic Ysson Basaltic Glass grain size 45-75 microns (C1)
Family
solid
Parent matter
Synthetic Ysson Basaltic Glass Bulk
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
laboratory
Provider
Patrick Pinet, Serge Chevrel, IRAP, OMP, 14 avenue E Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Place
based on original matter from natural Pic d'Ysson basalt, Massif Central, département du Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France
Preparation
sieved fraction
Method
mechanical grinding and grain size sorting of controlled melt of natural Pic d’Ysson basalt
Phase type
solid
Comments
amorphous synthetic glass produced by artificial melting from natural Pic d’Ysson basalt
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
without pores
Porosity
0.0e+00
Texture
compact
Grain compacity
1.0
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 45.0 ${\mu}m$ 75.0 ${\mu}m$ 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 (%) 43.99 12.23 12.07 0.18 13.68 9.7 3.16 1.39 2.43 0.65
Oxides comments
Sum of oxides is 99.48%, LOI is 1%, composition very close to original basalt
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Synthetic Ysson Basaltic Glass grain size 45-75 microns (C1) 1.0
Title
Mechanical grinding and grain size sorting of controlled melt of natural Pic d’Ysson basalt

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Synthetic Ysson Basaltic Glass grain size 45-75 microns (C1) (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 2009-04-05 mechanical mechanical grinding of synthetic basaltic bulk glass
#2 2009-04-05 mechanical sieving by 2 stainless steel sieves with 45 and 75 microns meshs