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VOLATILE components of volcanic magma have an important role in its explosive eruption1. The volatiles may be partially released from the erupting magma into the air, during eruptive events, and the ratio of the released to the original amount may be a possible determinant of the mode of explosive eruption. Direct measurements of these quantities, however, are extremely difficult; fresh ejecta are rarely obtained. The Sakurajima Volcano, Kyushu, Japan, erupted explosively on 30 October 1975, and discharged pumices and ash-like materials, some of which were later accessible. We report here a change in the measured radioactivity of pumice, possibly due to radon release.
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SATO, K., SATO, J. Estimation of gas-releasing efficiency of erupting magma from 226Ra–222Rn disequilibrium. Nature 266, 439–440 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266439a0
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