4

Alkalic Rocks

2
K2O

1
Sub Alkalic Rocks

Low K - Sub Alkalic Rocks

0

44 46 48 50 52 54

SiO2

16

14 Phonolite

12
Phonolitic Phono- Trachyte
Nephelinite tephrite
10 Benmoreite
(Na20+K2O)

Rhyolite
8 Nephelinite Mugearite
T ephrite T rachy-
Andesite
Basanite Hawaiite
6 Dacite

4 Basalt
Basaltic Andesite
Andesite
2

35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75

SiO2
 16

14
Phonolite

12 Foidite
TephriPhonolite
T rachyte
10 T rachydacite
Phonotephrite
(Na20+K2O)

T rachy-
8 andesite
Tephrite Basaltic Rhyolite
Trachy-
Basanite
andesite
6 Trachy
Basalt

4 Dacite
Basaltic Andesite
Basalt Andesite
2 Picro
Basalt

35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75

SiO2

16

14 Nepheline-
Syenite

12
Syenite

10 Syenite
(Na20+K2O)

Granite
8 ijolite
Syeno-Diorite
Gabbro
6 Quarz
Diorite

4 Gabbro Diorite

35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75

SiO2
 50

40
Rhyolite Rhyo-Dacite Dacite

30

20

Andesite
10

Trachyte Latite Basalt

Q'-F'

0
Mugearite Hawaite

-10
Phonolite
-20
TephriPhonolite Tephrite Basanite

-30

-40

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

ANOR

Shoshonitic series
5

3
K2O

High-K Calc-Alkaline series

Calc-Alkaline series
1

T holeiitic series
0

50 55 60 65 70

SiO2
 64

62

60
Calc-Alkaline

58

56
SiO2

54

52

50
Tholeiitic

48

0 .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5

FeOtot