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Geoplotters: S E R I E S

The document presents a diagram classifying volcanic rocks based on their silica and potassium oxide content. The diagram shows fields for rock types including basalt, basaltic andesite, andesite, dacite, and rhyolite. Within these fields, some rocks are further classified as high-K, referring to elevated potassium levels. Source information is provided citing a reference on the mineralogy and petrology of orogenic volcanic rocks.

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Geoplotters: S E R I E S

The document presents a diagram classifying volcanic rocks based on their silica and potassium oxide content. The diagram shows fields for rock types including basalt, basaltic andesite, andesite, dacite, and rhyolite. Within these fields, some rocks are further classified as high-K, referring to elevated potassium levels. Source information is provided citing a reference on the mineralogy and petrology of orogenic volcanic rocks.

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GeoPlotters

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Reference
Ewart, Anthony. "The mineralogy and petrology of
Tertiary-Recent orogenic volcanic rocks: with special
reference to the andesitic-basaltic compositional
range." Andesites: Orogenic Andesites and Related
Rocks 7 (1982): 25-98..

High-K rhyolite
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65 70 75
SiO2% K2O%
45 1.4
48 1.7
56 3.2
63 4.0
63 5.0
63 0.0
69 0.0
69 5.4
69 0.0
56 0.0
56 4.5
56 0.0
52 0.0
52 3.4
52 1.5
45 0.9
52 1.5
56 1.8
76 3.5
56 1.8
56 0.7
45 0.2
56 0.7
76 1.6

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