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Table 1 Minerals in the volcanic ash of the 2014 eruption at Ontake volcano

From: Mineralogical study on volcanic ash of the eruption on September 27, 2014 at Ontake volcano, central Japan: correlation with porphyry copper systems

Fraction

Qtz

Crt

Trd

Fsp

Smct

Opx

Mica

Pyl

Kao

Pyr

Alu

Anh

Gyp

Bulk

***

**

f

**

f

***

f

f

*

*

***

f

**

Coarse

***

***

*

**

f

***

f

f

*

***

*

f

*

Medium

***

**

f

***

f

 

f

f

***

**

**

***

*

Fine

***

f

  

**

f

**

f

***

f

***

 

***

  1. The minerals are: Qtz: quartz, Crt: cristobalite, Trd: tridymite, Fsp: feldspars, Smct: smectite, Opx: orthopyroxene, mica: mica minerals, Pyl: pyrophyllite, Kao: 7 Å-kaolin-group mineral, Pyr: pyrite, Alu: alunite, natroalunite and minamiite, Ahd: anhydrite, and Gyp: gypsum
  2. The intensities of X-ray peaks in the XRD analysis are shown as: *** intense; ** weak; * minor; f: faint and blank none