• The tholeiitic magma series (/ˌθoʊliˈaɪtɪk/) is one of two main magma series in subalkaline igneous rocks, the other being the calc-alkaline series. A...
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  • magma series is one of two main subdivisions of the subalkaline magma series, the other subalkaline magma series being the tholeiitic series. A magma...
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    calc-alkaline andesite, icelandite is assigned instead to the tholeiitic magma series. Carmichael, Ian S. E., Francis J. Turner and John Verhoogen, 1974...
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    and magnesium content. These three magma series occur in a range of plate tectonic settings. Tholeiitic magma series rocks are found, for example, at mid-ocean...
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  • Rocks in the alkaline magma series are distinguished from rocks in the subalkaline tholeiitic and calc-alkaline magma series by their high content of...
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  • series – Subdivision of the subalkaline magma series Tholeiitic magma series – Series of sub-alkaline magmas Heinonen, Jussi S.; Iles, Kieran A.; Heinonen,...
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    system on the Reykjanes Ridge. The erupted rocks are from the tholeiitic magma series and picrite basalt. There is not a central volcano, but rather...
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    continental crust. Three magma series of volcanic rocks are found in association with arcs. The chemically reduced tholeiitic magma series is most characteristic...
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    Magma (from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma) 'thick unguent') is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. Magma...
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    with andesite and rhyolite as part of the subalkaline tholeiitic and calc-alkaline magma series. Dacite consists mostly of plagioclase feldspar and quartz...
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