relating to, characteristic of, or resembling tholeiite
Examples of 'tholeiitic' in a sentence
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The whole rock chemistry of each studied rock corresponds to tholeiitic basalts.
Vesnica Garašić , Maja Vrkljan, Vladimir Majer 2004, 'MINERAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THEIR CHEMISTRY IN SOME BASIC MAGMATIC ROCKS OF BANIJA OPHIOLITECOMPLEX, CROATIA', Rudarsko-geološko-naftni Zbornikhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=11068&lang=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Geochemically, the basalts and gabbros are sub-alkaline to alkaline and show tholeiitic features.
Ajoy Dey, M. Faruque Hussain, Mrigendra N. Barman 2018, 'Geochemical characteristics of mafic and ultramafic rocks from the Naga Hills Ophiolite,India: Implications for petrogenesis', Geoscience Frontiershttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987117301020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
First, tholeiitic gabbro sills intruded the acid schists.
P. Sipilä 1991, 'Mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks of the Raisduoddar-Halti area in the Finnish-NorwegianCaledonides. Petrography, mineralogy and geochemistry', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume63/sgs_bt_063_1_pages_015_024.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Consequently, the mineral and bulk-rock chemistry strongly indicate crystallization from hydrous tholeiitic magma.
Shehta E. Abdallah, Shehata Ali, Mohamed A. Obeid 2019, 'Geochemistry of an Alaskan-type mafic-ultramafic complex in Eastern Desert, Egypt:New insights and constraints on the Neoproterozoic island arc magmatism', Geoscience Frontiershttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987118301099. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Data obtained for the norite point toward an evolution from the partial melting of an anhydrous tholeiitic mantle magma.
Julio Cezar Mendes, Cristina M.P. De Campos 2012, 'Norite and charnockites from the Venda Nova Pluton, SE Brazil: Intensive parametersand some petrogenetic constraints', Geoscience Frontiershttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987112000837. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The protoliths of the studied greenstones comprise (1) plume-derived tholeiitic greenstones with oceanic plateau basalt affinity, (2) arc-derived, calc-alkaline andesites.
Ganbat Erdenesaikhan, Akira Ishiwatari, Demberel Orolmaa, Shoji Arai, Akihiro Tamura 2016, 'DISCOVERY OF FERROPICRITES AND HIGH-MAGNESIAN ANDESITES FROM THE ERDENETSOGT FORMATION,CENTRAL MONGOLIA', Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Scienceshttps://www.mongoliajol.info/index.php/PMAS/article/view/625. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It mainly comprises picrites and tholeiitic pillow lavas with mica gneisses and minor marbles as intercalations.
M. Väisänen, I. Mänttäri 2002, '1.90-1.88 Ga arc and back-arc basin in the Orijärvi area, SW Finland', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume74/VaisanenManttari.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)