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Table 1 Point-counting categories of interfaces. Interfaces described using combination of the letters defined below

From: The use of mineral interfaces in sand-sized volcanic rock fragments to infer mechanical durability

No-isostructural interfaces

Glass-rich interfaces

1. Op/Glgr

Opaque/Glassy groundmass

2. Pl/Glgr

Plagioclase/Glassy groundmass

3. Px/Glgr

Pyroxene/ Glassy groundmass

4. Ol/Glgr

Olivine/ Glassy groundmass

5. Hbl/Glgr

Hornblende/Glassy groundmass

6. Idd/Glgr

Iddingsite/Glassy groundmass

7. Bt/Glgr

Biotite/Glassy groundmass

8. Rt/Glgr

Rutile/Glassy groundmass

 

Glass-poor interfaces

1. Pl/Migr

Plagioclase/Microlitic groundmass

2. Px/Migr

Pyroxene/Microlitic groundmass

3. Op/Migr

Opaque/Microlitic groundmass

4. Ol/Migr

Olivine/Microlitic groundmass

5. Hbl/Migr

Hornblende/Microlitic groundmass

6. Rt/Migr

Rutile/Microlitic groundmass

7. Bt/Migr

Biotite/Microlitic groundmass

No-isomineralic interfaces

1. Op/Ol

Opaque/Olivine

2. Px/Ol

Pyroxene/Olivine

3. Pl/Ol

Plagioclase/Olivine

4. Pl/Op

Plagioclase/Opaque

5. Px/Op

Pyroxene/Opaque

6. Pl/Px

Plagioclase/Pyroxene

7. Ol/Idd

Olivine/Iddingsite

8. Hbl/Pl

Hornblende/Plagioclase

9. Hbl/Px

Hornblende/Pyroxene

10. Bt/P

Biotite/Plagioclase

11. Bt/Px

Biotite/Pyroxene

12. Bt/Op

Biotite/Opaque

13. Hbl/Op

Hornblende/Opaque

14. Idd/Px

Iddingsite/Pyroxene

15. Idd/Pl

Iddingsite/Plagioclase

16. Ol/Bt

Olivine/Biotite

17.Ol/Hbl

Olivine/Hornblende

18. Bt/Hbl

Biotite/Hornblende

Iso-mineralic interfaces

1. Pl/Pl

Plagioclase/Plagioclase

2. Px/Px

Pyroxene/Pyroxene

3. Ol/Ol

Olivine/Olivine

4. Op/Op

Opaque/Opaque

5. Hbl/Hbl

Hornblende/Hornblende

6. Bt/Bt

Biotite/Biotite