Most silicate melt inclusions (MI) contain bubbles, whose significance has been alternately calculated, pondered, and ignored, but rarely if ever directly explored. Moore et al. (2015) analyze the bubbles, as well as their host glasses, and conclude that they often hold the preponderance of CO2 in the MI. Their findings entreat future researchers to account for the presence of bubbles in MI when calculating volatile budgets, saturation pressures, and eruptive flux.
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Lowenstern, J. B. (2015, April 1). Highlights and Breakthroughs. Bursting the bubble of melt inclusions. American Mineralogist. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2015-5254
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