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    The document presents two ternary diagrams for classifying granitic rocks based on their major element chemistry. The first diagram uses the ratios of FeOt/(FeOt + MgO) versus SiO2 to discriminate between ferroan, magnesian, calc-alkalic, and alkali-calcic granites. The second diagram uses the ratios of Al2O3 versus (Na2O + K2O) and SiO2 to classify granites as metaluminous, peraluminous, or peralkaline. The diagrams provide a method for determining the tectonic setting and origin of granitic rocks based on their major element composition.

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    The document presents two ternary diagrams for classifying granitic rocks based on their major element chemistry. The first diagram uses the ratios of FeOt/(FeOt + MgO) versus SiO2 to discriminate between ferroan, magnesian, calc-alkalic, and alkali-calcic granites. The second diagram uses the ratios of Al2O3 versus (Na2O + K2O) and SiO2 to classify granites as metaluminous, peraluminous, or peralkaline. The diagrams provide a method for determining the tectonic setting and origin of granitic rocks based on their major element composition.

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    The document presents two ternary diagrams for classifying granitic rocks based on their major element chemistry. The first diagram uses the ratios of FeOt/(FeOt + MgO) versus SiO2 to discriminate between ferroan, magnesian, calc-alkalic, and alkali-calcic granites. The second diagram uses the ratios of Al2O3 versus (Na2O + K2O) and SiO2 to classify granites as metaluminous, peraluminous, or peralkaline. The diagrams provide a method for determining the tectonic setting and origin of granitic rocks based on their major element composition.

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    The document presents two ternary diagrams for classifying granitic rocks based on their major element chemistry. The first diagram uses the ratios of FeOt/(FeOt + MgO) versus SiO2 to discriminate between ferroan, magnesian, calc-alkalic, and alkali-calcic granites. The second diagram uses the ratios of Al2O3 versus (Na2O + K2O) and SiO2 to classify granites as metaluminous, peraluminous, or peralkaline. The diagrams provide a method for determining the tectonic setting and origin of granitic rocks based on their major element composition.

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    Granite tectonic discrimination − Frost and Frost (2008)

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    MALI : Na2O + K2O − CaO (wt. %)


    ferroan
    FeOt/(FeOt + MgO) (wt. %)
    0.8

    8
    alkalic
    0.6

    magnesian cic
    cal

    4
    ali−
    alk
    c
    ali
    − alk
    alc
    0.4

    0
    c

    calcic
    0.2

    −4
    −8
    0

    50 55 60 65 70 75 80 50 55 60 65 70 75 80
    SiO2 (wt. %) SiO2 (wt. %)
    1.3

    silica−undersaturated silica−saturated
    AI : Al2O3− (Na2O + K2O) (mol. %)

    0.25

    metaluminous metaluminous &


    1.2

    meta/peraluminous
    (rarely peraluminous) peraluminous
    1.1

    0.15
    ASI (mol. %)

    peraluminous
    1

    0.05
    0.9

    peralkaline
    0.8

    metaluminous
    −0.1
    0.7

    50 55 60 65 70 75 80 −1 −0.6 −0.2 0.2 0.6 1


    SiO2 (wt. %) FSSI : (Q − (Lc + 2(Ne + Kp))) 100

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