The abundance of scandium in volcanic rocks, a preliminary estimate

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
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Abstract

Using Rittman's classification to determine the clan, we suggest the following abundance figures: basalts (99), 38 p.p.m. Sc; andesites (72), 34 p.p.m. Sc; dacites (68), 21 p.p.m. Sc; rhyodacites (32), 14 p.p.m. Sc; quartz latites (14), 11 p.p.m; rhyolites (24), 5 p.p.m. The scandium was determined spectrographically on samples for which there were complete rock analyses. In addition we suggest that extrusive equivalents of peridotites should contain about 9 p.p.m. Sc; extrusive equivalents of perknites should contain about 30 p.p.m. Sc. We see no reason why these figures should not apply to the intrusive equivalents. We tentatively suggest a figure of 30 p.p.m. for Sc for the crust, using Poldervaart's suggested ratio of rock types.

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Fryklund, V.C., Fleischer, M., 1963, The abundance of scandium in volcanic rocks, a preliminary estimate: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 27, no. 6, p. 643-664, https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(63)90017-6.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title The abundance of scandium in volcanic rocks, a preliminary estimate
Series title Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
DOI 10.1016/0016-7037(63)90017-6
Volume 27
Issue 6
Year Published 1963
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Description 22 p.
First page 643
Last page 664
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