A Note on the Composition of some Natural Acid Glasses
Abstract Pitchstones and obsidians from Arran, Eigg, and Iceland, are shown to have small but distinct differences in their major-and trace-element composition, and it is concluded that acid magma in the British Tertiary as represented by the pitchstones from Arran and Eigg maybe more variable in co...
Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1962
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800058295 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800058295 |
Summary: | Abstract Pitchstones and obsidians from Arran, Eigg, and Iceland, are shown to have small but distinct differences in their major-and trace-element composition, and it is concluded that acid magma in the British Tertiary as represented by the pitchstones from Arran and Eigg maybe more variable in composition than that of the Icelandic subprovince. Fourteen new analyses are represented. |
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