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Phenocrysts are ubiquitous in alkali basalt and, similarly to the groundmass, are usually made up of olivine and titanium-rich augite but can also have plagioclase and
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Depiction of the total alkali-silica diagram. Alkali basalts are generally located in the upper left corner of the basalt region (region B).
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Hughes, D. J.; Brown, G. C. (1972). "Basalts from Madeira: A petrochemical contribution to the genesis of oceanic alkali rock series".
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that contains nepheline in its CIPW norm. Basalts that do not contain normative nepheline are characterized as
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Alkali basalt can be found in areas associated with volcanic activity, such as oceanic islands (
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Baker, Ian (1969). "Petrology of the Volcanic Rocks of Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic".
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The groundmass of alkali basalt is mainly composed of olivine, titanium-rich augite and
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Alkali basalt is chemically classified as a rock in region B (basalt) of the
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usually found in oceanic and continental areas associated with
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Index

Alkaline basalt

Pali-Aike volcanic field
Argentina
porphyritic
volcanic rock
volcanic
oceanic islands
continental rifts
volcanic fields
alkali
basalts
olivine
augite
groundmass
phenocrysts
nepheline
CIPW norm

total alkali versus silica (TAS) diagram
sub-alkali basalts
tholeiitic basalts
calc-alkaline basalts
plagioclase
feldspar
alkali feldspar
feldspathoid
silica
hypersthene
quartz

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