Shervais {GCDkit}R Documentation

Shervais (1982)

Description

Assigns data for the diagram of Shervais (1982) into Figaro template (list 'sheet') and appropriate values into 'x.data' and 'y.data'.

Usage

    Shervais()

Details

Discrimination diagram for basalts, as proposed by Shervais (1982) is based on variability of the Ti/V ratio under different oxygen fugacity.

Shervais.png

Following environments may be distinguished:

ARC Arc Tholeiites
OFB Ocean Floor Basalts

Author(s)

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

References

Shervais J W (1982) Ti-V plots and the petrogenesis of modern and ophiolitic lavas. Earth Planet Sci Lett 59: 101-118. doi: 10.1016/0012-821X(82)90120-0

See Also

figaro plotDiagram

Examples

#plot the diagram
plotDiagram("Shervais",FALSE)

[Package GCDkit version 4.1 Index]