Estimating the viscosity of volcanic melts from the vibrational properties of their parental glasses

DOI zum Zitieren der Version auf EPub Bayreuth: https://doi.org/10.15495/EPub_UBT_00005825
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Cassetta, Michele ; Di Genova, Danilo ; Zanatta, Marco ; Boffa Ballaran, Tiziana ; Kurnosov, Alexander ; Giarola, Marco ; Mariotto, Gino:
Estimating the viscosity of volcanic melts from the vibrational properties of their parental glasses.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 11 (2021) Issue 1 . - No. 13072.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92407-5

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Abstract

The numerical modelling of magma transport and volcanic eruptions requires accurate knowledge of the viscosity of magmatic liquids as a function of temperature and melt composition. However, there is growing evidence that volcanic melts can be prone to nanoscale modification and crystallization before and during viscosity measurements. This challenges the possibility of being able to quantify the crystal-free melt phase contribution to the measured viscosity. In an effort to establish an alternative route to derive the viscosity of volcanic melts based on the vibrational properties of their parental glasses, we have subjected volcanologically relevant anhydrous glasses to Brillouin and Raman spectroscopic analyses at ambient conditions. Here, we find that the ratio between bulk and shear moduli and the boson peak position embed the melt fragility. We show that these quantities allow an accurate estimation of volcanic melts at eruptive conditions, without the need for viscosity measurements. An extensive review of the literature data confirms that our result also holds for hydrous systems; this study thus provides fertile ground on which to develop new studies of the nanoscale dynamics of natural melts and its impact on the style of volcanic eruptions.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Keywords:	Glasses; Petrology; Raman spectroscopy; Rheology; Volcanology
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 500 Natural sciences
Institutions of the University:	Research Institutions > Central research institutes > Bavarian Research Institute of Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics - BGI Research Institutions Research Institutions > Central research institutes
Language:	English
Originates at UBT:	Yes
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-5825-8
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2021 04:53
Last Modified:	08 Oct 2021 09:23
URI:	https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/5825

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