The abundance of scandium in volcanic rocks, a preliminary estimate
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
By: Verne Charles Fryklund Jr. and Michael Fleischer
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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.
| 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 |