A chemical classification of volcanic rocks based on the total alkali-silica diagram

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1986, Pages 745-750

  Bas, M J Le ^a   Maitre, R W Le ^b   Streckeisen, A ^c   Zanettin, B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Universita di Padova ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 0022925408     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/27.3.745     Document Type: Article

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