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Table 2 Whole rock chemical compositions of the eruptive materials during the 2017–2018 Shinmoedake eruption

From: Eruption style transition during the 2017–2018 eruptive activity at the Shinmoedake volcano, Kirishima, Japan: surface phenomena and eruptive products

Sample name

SNM171011-03

SNM171012-02

SNM171014

SNM180303-1

SNM18030301

SNM18030303

SNM18030407

SNM18030411

SNM18030708-ca

Sample type

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Abbreviation

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

Eruption date

11-Oct-17

12-Oct-17

14-Oct-17

3-Mar-18

3-Mar-18

3-Mar-18

4-Mar-18

4-Mar-18

7-Mar-18

SiO2

62.73

61.56

60.76

59.42

59.22

59.27

59.77

59.72

58.28

TiO2

0.70

0.74

0.72

0.70

0.69

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.63

Al2O3

17.25

18.60

16.95

17.91

17.70

17.67

17.29

17.63

17.65

tFeO

6.29

7.61

6.72

6.66

6.78

6.85

7.02

7.08

6.85

MnO

0.11

0.09

0.13

0.12

0.13

0.13

0.12

0.12

0.14

MgO

2.57

2.53

4.02

3.27

3.51

3.48

3.52

3.29

4.01

CaO

5.79

5.42

6.52

7.37

7.36

7.37

7.11

7.09

7.83

Na2O

2.51

1.81

2.47

2.75

2.79

2.74

2.64

2.60

2.87

K2O

1.92

1.52

1.61

1.68

1.70

1.68

1.71

1.67

1.64

P2O5

0.13

0.13

0.10

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.10

Total

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Sample name

SNM18030708-p

SNM190305-0102

SNM1903050102

SNM190420A-1

SNM19051301

SNM180320-a

SNM180405-a

SNM180514a

SNM180514c

Sample type

Pumice lapilli

Lava block

Lava block

Lava

Lava

Ash

Ash

Ash

Ash

Abbreviation

P1

B

B

L

L

A

A

A

A

Eruption date

7-Mar-18

23-Mar-18

23-Mar-18

17-Mar-18

17-Mar-18

20-Mar-18

5-Apr-18

14-May-18

14-May-18

  

 ± 14 days

 ± 14 days

 ± 8 days

 ± 8 days

    

SiO2

58.14

58.69

58.24

58.21

58.07

59.30

58.70

58.24

58.73

TiO2

0.68

0.71

0.71

0.72

0.71

0.68

0.70

0.74

0.71

Al2O3

17.48

16.93

17.03

17.19

17.28

16.97

16.83

15.95

16.66

tFeO

7.12

7.25

7.36

7.31

7.23

7.00

7.34

8.06

7.38

MnO

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.16

0.15

MgO

3.94

4.02

4.32

4.13

4.27

4.11

4.25

5.03

4.31

CaO

7.81

7.50

7.60

7.67

7.71

7.18

7.38

7.27

7.36

Na2O

2.91

2.90

2.82

2.86

2.86

2.80

2.83

2.79

2.88

K2O

1.67

1.75

1.66

1.65

1.62

1.70

1.72

1.65

1.72

P2O5

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.11

0.10

0.11

0.11

0.11

Total

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

  1. tFeO total iron as FeO