WinFloyd1 {GCDkit}R Documentation

Nb/Y - Zr/TiO2 diagram (Winchester + Floyd 1977)

Description

Assigns data for Nb/Y vs. Zr/TiO2 diagram into Figaro template (list 'sheet') and appropriate values into 'x.data' and 'y.data'.

Usage

WinFloyd1()

Details

Classification diagram proposed by Winchester & Floyd (1977). Using incompatible element ratios (Nb/Y vs. Zr/TiO2), following fields are defined:

Trachyandesite
Alkali basalt
Basanite/Nephelinite
Trachyte
Phonolite
Comendite/Pantellerite
Rhyolite
Rhyodacite/Dacite
Andesite
Andesite/Basalt
Subalkaline basalt

Value

sheet

list with Figaro Style Sheet data

x.data

Nb/Y wt. % ratio

y.data

(Zr/TiO2)*0.0001 wt. % ratio

Author(s)

Vojtech Erban, vojtech.erban@geology.cz
& Vojtech Janousek, vojtech.janousek@geology.cz

References

Winchester J A & Floyd P A (1977) Geochemical discrimination of different magma series and their differentiation products using immobile elements. Chem Geol 20: 325-343 doi: 10.1016/0009-2541(77)90057-2

See Also

classify figaro plotDiagram

Examples

#Within GCDkit, the plot is called using following auxiliary functions:
#To Classify data stored in WR (Groups by diagram)
classify("WinFloyd1")

#To plot data stored in WR or its subset (menu Classification)
plotDiagram("WinFloyd1", FALSE)

[Package GCDkit version 3.00 Index]