Quantitative measurement of bubble textures in pumice clasts using a digital stereo microscope with low-angled ring illumination

Author:

Ohashi MasatoshiORCID,Ichihara Mie,Maeno Fukashi,Kennedy Ben,Gravley Darren

Abstract

AbstractQuantitative analysis of bubble textures in a large number of volcanic pyroclasts is critical to investigating the eruption dynamics in a volcanic conduit. Here, we used a digital stereo microscope with low-angled ring illumination (DSM-LaRI) to measure bubble textures on unpolished cutting surfaces of pumice clasts. As the DSM-LaRI enhances brightness contrast between the bubbles (pores) and the matrix, we easily obtained the two-dimensional data on the size and shape of bubbles by image analysis. The DSM-LaRI imaging provided the distributions of size and shape of bubbles at least 50 µm across. We applied the DSM-LaRI to analyze more than 1000 pumice clasts from the 232 AD Taupo eruption and measured the mean bubble radius ($$\overline{R}$$ R ¯ ) and the mean deformation degree ($$\overline{D}$$ D ¯ ) in the individual clasts. The distribution of $$\overline{R}$$ R ¯ and $$\overline{D}$$ D ¯ in each layer showed a distinctive difference between the fallout and the flow deposits. These quantitative data are consistent with a qualitative classification in a previous study. Although the new DSM-LaRI method has the disadvantage of the low spatial resolution, it allows for the analysis of a large number of pumice clasts in a short time, which can address larger scale heterogeneity, by efficiently generating a large representative suite of bubble size and shape data to link bubble textures to conduit processes. This provides vital information for quantitatively modeling eruption dynamics.

Funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Space and Planetary Science,Geology

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