Posted by on May 23, 2013

I’ve discovered an error in the Glass Density Calc spreadsheet, posted on the Tools for Petrologists page. The original version of the spreadsheet, used to calculate the density of a volcanic glass or magma, contained incorrect values for the partial molar volumes of the oxide components and incorrect corresponding dV/dT values. The new version (version 2) has the correct values and has been checked against other density measurements in the literature and found to be within about 10% error.

Please update to the newest version: available here.

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