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Igneous petrology

a chemical classification of volcanic rocks by total alkali content against silica, dividing the plot into named fields.

In igneous petrology, total alkali-silica diagram refers to a chemical classification of volcanic rocks by total alkali content against silica, dividing the plot into named fields. This meaning comes from Bas (1986) in Journal of Petrology.[1]

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  1. Bas, M. J. L., Maitre, R. W. L., Streckeisen, A., Zanettin, B., & Iugs Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks (1986). A Chemical Classification of Volcanic Rocks Based on the Total Alkali-Silica Diagram. Journal of Petrology, 27(3), 745-750. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/27.3.745

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