Alkaline rock and the distinction between alkaline and sub-alkaline: A discussion on data of global volcanic rocks

JIAO Shoutao; ZHANG Qi; GE Can; ZHU Yueqin; YUAN Lingling; SHAO Baorong; LING Xiao; YUAN Feng; ZHOU Yongzhang

2019 Vol. 38, No. 12

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JIAO Shoutao, ZHANG Qi, GE Can, ZHU Yueqin, YUAN Lingling, SHAO Baorong, LING Xiao, YUAN Feng, ZHOU Yongzhang. Alkaline rock and the distinction between alkaline and sub-alkaline: A discussion on data of global volcanic rocks[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2019, 38(12): 1955-1962.

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JIAO Shoutao, ZHANG Qi, GE Can, ZHU Yueqin, YUAN Lingling, SHAO Baorong, LING Xiao, YUAN Feng, ZHOU Yongzhang. Alkaline rock and the distinction between alkaline and sub-alkaline: A discussion on data of global volcanic rocks[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2019, 38(12): 1955-1962.

Alkaline rock and the distinction between alkaline and sub-alkaline: A discussion on data of global volcanic rocks

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Development Research Center, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China
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Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resource Survey/Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
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Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, China
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China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China

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Corresponding author: ZHANG Qi, zq1937@126.com

Received Date: 25 April 2019

Revised Date: 13 July 2019

Publish Date: 15 December 2019

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Abstract

What is the true meaning of commonly used alkaline and sub-alkaline curves? It is reasonable for the International Union of Geological Sciences to make the requirement that alkaline rocks must have actual alkaline minerals and/or feldspar appearance as markers. However, the International Union of Geological Sciences also agrees that the basalt in area B of the TAS diagram could be subdivided into alkaline basalt and sub-alkaline basalt, depending on whether they have standard mineral nepheline. The basalt of the standard mineral nepheline is classified as alkaline basalt, while the Hawaiian rock is the alkaline basalt, due to the existence of standard minerals of nepheline. Why do they appear in the two districts on the TAS diagram (alkaline basalt in area B, Hawaiian Rock in the S1 area), and is this a conceptual confusion? It seems that the previous academic definition of alkaline and alkaline rock is somewhat confusing, the alkaline-sub-alkaline boundary determined by many experts is not the tholeiite and alkaline series, but is between normal series and dolerite series. In this paper, the global volcanic rock data are used to investigate TAS diagram and alkaline-sub-alkaline boundary, and it is found that alkaline and alkaline rocks are defective in the interpretation of terms and thus this paper proposes solutions. This matter involves the basic theory of petrology, to which the academia should pay more attention.
- TAS /
- alkaline rock /
- alkaline /
- sub-alkaline /
- big data /
- basalt

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