SkyeAFM: AFM compositions of 23 aphyric Skye lavas

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AFM compositions of 23 aphyric Skye lavas

Description

AFM compositions of 23 aphyric Skye lavas. AFM diagrams formed from the relative proportions of A: alkali or Na2O + K2O, F: Fe2O3, and M: MgO, are common in geochemistry.

Usage

data(SkyeAFM)

Details

AFM compositions of 23 aphyric Skye lavas. AFM diagrams formed from the relative proportions of tive proportions of A: alkali or Na2O + K2O, F: Fe2O3, and M: MgO. Adapted from Thompson, Esson and Duncan: Major element chemical variations in the Eocene lavas of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. All row percentage sums to 100.

Note

Courtesy of J. Aitchison

Source

Aitchison: CODA microcomputer statistical package, 1986, the file name SKYEAFM.DAT, here included under the GNU Public Library Licence Version 2 or newer.

References

Aitchison, J. (1986) The Statistical Analysis of Compositional Data, (Data 6) pp12.

Thompson, Esson and Duncan: Major element chemical variations in the Eocene lavas of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. 1972, J.Petrology, 13, 219-235.

See Also

Skye

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