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Table 4,

Volatile/refractory ratio (volatile to refractory phase

relative amounts) as a function of particle size in fallout from Nevada
Test Site tower shots.

Particle

Tower shot

size (um)

Diablo

500-1000

--

350-500

“-

Shasta

Smoky

--

1.5 + 0.5

1.6 + 0.6

1.5 + 0.3

297 -350

1.2 + 0.1

1.6 + 0.9

1.4 + 0.5

250-297

1.3 + 0.1

1.4 + 0.5

1.8 + 0.4

210-250

1.5 + 0.4

1.6 + 0.4

1.4 + 0.3

177-210

1.3 + 0.1

1.5 + 0.4

1.6 + 0.5

149-177

0.4 + 0.4

1.5 + 0.4

1.9 + 1.0

125-149

1.2 + 0.2

1.9 + 0.6

2.1 + 1.2

105-125

1.4 + 0.7

1.8+0.5

88-105

1.2 + 0.2

2.1 + 0.6

44-88

1.4 + 0.3

1.7 + 0.3

<44

17401

|

|

2.2 + 0.4

~

1.5 + 0.4

2.4 + 0.9
>

2.3 + 0.8

2.5 + 0.4

The pertinent physical properties of fallout (G177, p. 411) from a
tower shot are summarized as follows:

®

Size--largest dimension between a few micrometers and a few
hundred micrometers.

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