Experimental constraints on rhyolite-MELTS and the Late Bishop Tuff magma body

Thermodynamic models are vital tools to evaluate magma crystallization and storage conditions. Before their results can be used independently, however, they must be verified with controlled experimental data. Here, we use a set of hydrothermal experiments on the Late-erupted Bishop Tuff (LBT) magma to evaluate the rhyolite-MELTS thermodynamic model, a modified calibration of the original MELTS model optimized for crystallization of silicic...