On Magma-Types and their Nomenclature
By: Wells, M.K
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Contributor(s): Wells, A.K.
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ArticleDescription: 349 - 357 pp ; Illustration.Subject(s): Magma types | Olivine basalt magma | Theleitic magma type | Petrology | Magmas and magmatic differentiation
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Geological magazine : Vol. 85 Iss. 1-6 Year. 1948Summary: In the discussion on a paper read recently by A, G. MacGregor on Scottish Carboniferous volcanicity,1 one of us, speaking on behalf of both, raised some points concerning the nomenclature of magma-types which we feel are worth amplifying. The points at issue concern firstly the use of the terms “tholeiite” and “olivinebasalt” when applied to fundamental magmas, and secondly the propriety of referring to the suites of rock-types supposed to be derived from them as “calc-alkali” and “alkali” respectively.
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In the discussion on a paper read recently by A, G. MacGregor on Scottish Carboniferous volcanicity,1 one of us, speaking on behalf of both, raised some points concerning the nomenclature of magma-types which we feel are worth amplifying. The points at issue concern firstly the use of the terms “tholeiite” and “olivinebasalt” when applied to fundamental magmas, and secondly the propriety of referring to the suites of rock-types supposed to be derived from them as “calc-alkali” and “alkali” respectively.
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