Classification and Identification of the High-Mg Volcanic Rocks

doi:10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2024.122

Abstract

ZHANG Zhaochong. Classification and Identification of the High-Mg Volcanic Rocks[J]. Geoscience, 2024, 38(06): 1624-1628.

Figures/Tables 4

Fig.1 Classification and nomenclature of the high-Mg volcanic rocks and its relation to other volcanic rocks before revision[1]

Fig.2 New classification and nomenclature scheme of the high-Mg volcanic rocks (komatiite and meimechite) and its relation to other volcanic rocks[2]

Fig.3 New classification and nomenclature scheme of the high-Mg volcanic rocks (picrite) and its relation to other volcanic rocks[2]

Fig.4 Flow chart for the classification of igneous rocks following the IUGS scheme(a) [4](QAPF and TAS diagrams from ref.[1]), and potassic and related igneous rocks(b)[4]

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