Replication Data for: Synthesis of Large Amounts of Volatile Element-Bearing Silicate Glasses Using a Two-Stage Melting Process

Glasses that contain volatile elements are used in a wide range of experimental studies, but the synthesis of volatile-bearing glasses at high temperatures as well as the choice of starting materials is challenging. Here, we present a new method for the synthesis of 15–20 g of moderately volatile- and volatile element-bearing boron-aluminosilicate glasses using a two-stage melting process.

Results show that the glasses contain between 7000 and 10,000 μg/g Zn, Cu, or Te and ∼3000 μg/g S. In situ analyses with scanning electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis confirm that all glasses are homogeneous for major and trace elements within the analytical uncertainties.