Volcanic Tuff (large piece)

 
Sample ID:
MVEZ008
Origin:
Volcanic; Provenance: Mt Vesuvius, Campania, Italy
Chemical Information:
Compacted volcanic ash and rock fragments (feldspars and quartz and small amount of chalcedony, calcite, dolomite, epidote and basalt fragments)
Sample Type:
Reference material
Description:
Bulk sample
History of use:
Since antiquity
Sample Source:
Vesuvius National Park
Alternative names:
Ash tuff, Ash-stone, Tuffstone, Aso lava
Material Class:
Unclassified materials
Acquisition Conditions:
Current intensity: 10.60 µA
Tube voltage: 40 kV
Analysis time: 300 s
No filtering, air atmosphere