Microphenocrystic pyrrhotite from dacite rocks of Satsuma-Iwojima, southwest Kyushu, Japan and the solubility of sulfur in dacite magma

Akira Ueda*, Tetsumaru Itaya

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Abstract

Microphenocrystic pyrrhotites were observed in the glassy groundmass of two dacite rocks from Satsuma-Iwojima, southwest Kyushu, Japan. It suggests that the dacite magma was saturated with respect to pyrrhotite at the time of eruption, and thus the sulfur contents in the groundmass can be taken as the solubility of sulfur in the dacite magma. The solubility of sulfur in the dacite rocks thus calculated is 65 to 72 ppm sulfur at the estimated conditions of T=900±50°C, {Mathematical expression} and {Mathematical expression} atm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-26
Number of pages6
JournalContributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Volume78
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1981/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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