“…EPMA oxide plus Cl totals are on the order of 94 wt% which is consistent with the expected solubility of water in the melt of approximately 5-6 wt% H 2 O. The concentration of major elements, Cl and S remains unchanged with run times from 187 to 1000 h suggesting that the melts achieve equilibrium with respect to major elements, Cl and S in less than 7 days, consistent with data from other studies (Carmichael and MacKenzie, 1963;Thompson and MacKenzie, 1967;Bailey et al, 1974;Bailey and Cooper, 1978;Baker and Rutherford, 1996;Gaillard et al, 2001;Scaillet and MacDonald, 2001;Clemente et al, 2004).…”