2022 Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences (JAMS)

2022 Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences (JAMS)

Sep 17 - Sep 19, 2022新潟大学 五十嵐キャンパス
日本鉱物科学会年会
2022 Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences (JAMS)

2022 Annual Meeting of Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences (JAMS)

Sep 17 - Sep 19, 2022新潟大学 五十嵐キャンパス

[S2-03]Hyalite-like spherules produced from silica-saturated hydrothermal fluid

*Hiroshi Isobe1, Shosei Ieda2(1. Kumamoto Univ. Fac. Adv. Sci. Tech., 2. Kumamoto Univ. Fac. Sci.)

Keywords:

hyalite,hydrothermal fluid,amorphous silica,andesite

Hyalite is a clear amorphous hydrous silica with spherical or conchoidal shape related to volcanic fluids. In this study, hydrothermal reaction of powdered andesite with silica-saturated fluid at 250°C produced clear spherules of pure SiO2 with quite a similar shape and texture to natural hyalite.