High and low titanium basalts

In geology basalt rocks are in some cases classified after their titanium (Ti) content in High-Ti and Low-Ti varieties. High-Ti and Low-Ti basalts have been distinguished in the Paraná and Etendeka traps[1] and the Emeishan Traps.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gibson, S. A., Thompson, R. N., Dickin, A. P., & Leonardos, O. H. (1995). "High-Ti and low-Ti mafic potassic magmas: Key to plume-lithosphere interactions and continental flood-basalt genesis". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. sciencedirect.com. 136 (3): 149–165. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  2. ↑ Hou, T., Zhang, Z., Kusky, T., Du, Y., Liu, J., & Zhao, Z. (2011). "A reappraisal of the high-Ti and low-Ti classification of basalts and petrogenetic linkage between basalts and mafic–ultramafic intrusions in the Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW China" (PDF). Ore Geology Reviews. cugb.edu.cn. 41 (1): 133–143. Retrieved 2016-09-18.


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