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Table 4 Major element compositions of volcanic glass shard samples and the AT tephra working standard

From: Washover deposits related to tsunami and storm surge along the north coast of the Shimokita Peninsula in northern Japan

Sample

SiO2

TiO2

Al2O3

FeO"

MnO

MgO

CaO

K2O

Na2O

n

Total""

Remark

B-Tm ash in SKN-W (1)

75.0

0.2

10.9

4.0

0.1

 ~  ~ 01

0.3

4.3

5.1

8

96.5

 
 

0.6

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.1

 

0.6

 

B-Tm ash in SKN-W (2)

67.6

0.4

15.1

4.5

0.2

0.2

1.1

5.1

5.6

12

97.5

 
 

1.2

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.2

 

0.5

 

88–89 cm in depth of SKN-GS1 (1)

74.8

0.2

11.0

4.0

0.1

0.1

0.3

4.5

5.0

6

96.0

 

B-Tm

0.7

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.2

 

0.9

 

88–89 cm in depth of SKN-GS1 (2)

67.8

0.4

15.0

4.6

0.2

0.2

1.1

5.1

5.6

14

97.4

 

B-Tm

1.1

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

 

0.7

 

170–172 cm in depth of SKN-GS5

74.7

0.5

13.6

2.5

0.2

0.7

2.6

1.2

4.0

19

96.6

 

To-Cu

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

 

0.7

 

170–172 cm in depth of SKN-GS5

77.9

0.2

12.5

1.4

0.1

0.3

1.7

2.5

3.4

11

97.4

 

Other tephra

0.4

0.1

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.3

0.4

0.1

 

1.6

 

AT

78.0

0.1

12.5

1.3

0.1

0.2

1.1

3.2

3.5

24

93.9

 

Working standard

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

1.4

 

To-Cu ash in SKN-E

74.5

0.5

13.5

2.5

0.2

0.7

2.7

1.2

4.0

16

98.7

Ishimura and Hiramine (2020)

 

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

0.6

 
  1. The number on the upper line is the mean value and that on the lower line is the standard deviation. Measured values were recalculated to 100% on a water-free basis. FeO*, total iron oxide as FeO. Total**, raw data before recalculation