Petrology of Mt. Erebus lava flows



Table reproduced from: Kyle, P.R., Moore, J.A., and Thirlwall, M.F., 1992, Petrologic evolution of anorthoclase phonolite lavas at Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica: Journal of Petrology, v. 33, p. 849-875.

Select values from Represenative analyses of volcanic rocks from Mt. Erebus. The complete table can be found here.

                 
1
4
9
12
16
17
19
21
SiO2
43.32
44.89
50.17
55
56.57
54.28
58.91
63.51
TiO2
3.78
3.2
2.18
1.36
0.98
1.2
0.44
0.43
Al2O3
15.38
16.96
18.64
18.29
19.31
18.01
18.47
15.33
FeO*
12.08
11.23
8.04
6.59
4.95
8.46
5.89
6.15
MnO
0.22
0.23
0.22
0.27
0.23
0.29
0.26
0.21
MgO
6.77
4.21
2.51
1.64
0.99
1.57
0.37
0.14
CaO
10.66
9.28
5.73
3.34
2.75
4.4
2.19
1.44
Na2O
4.63
5.24
6.44
7.77
8.17
6.52
7.66
6.56
K2O
1.72
2.07
3.52
4.39
4.55
3.38
4.67
5.23
P2O5
1.21
1.69
1.1
0.56
0.42
0.51
0.13
0.05
LOI
0.03
-0.13
-0.01
-0.28
-0.21
0.01
0.03
0.18
Total
99.82
98.88
98.53
98.92
98.72
98.62
99.02
99.23
 

Major elements are given in wt. %.
1, Basanite (83435), Cape Barne; 4, Ne hawaiite (83432), Cape Barne; 9, Ne mugearite (83417), Tent Island; 12, anorthoclase phonolite (83452), Bomb Peak; 16, anorthoclase phonolite (80020), Three Sisters Cone; 17, benmoreite (83412), Inaccessible Island; 19, phonolite (83407), Inaccessible Island; 21, trachyte (82405), Bomb Peak.

LOI, loss on ignition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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