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Volcanic Rocks

Volcanic Rocks is an igneous rock formed by the cooling and solidification of lava or magma at the Earth's surface, distinguished from plutonic rocks by its extrusive origin and typically fine-grained or glassy texture.

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Extrusive RocksIgneous Extrusive Rocks

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A Guide to the Chemical Classification of the Common Volcanic Rocks

Τ. N. Irvine, W R A Baragar · Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences · 1971 · 7.4K citations

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A Chemical Classification of Volcanic Rocks Based on the Total Alkali-Silica Diagram

M. J. Le Bas, R. W. Le Maitre, A. Streckeisen et al. · Journal of Petrology · 1986 · 6.6K citations

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Geochemistry of eocene calc-alkaline volcanic rocks from the Kastamonu area, Northern Turkey

Angelο Peccerillo, S. R. Taylor · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 1976 · 5.8K citations

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Derivation of some modern arc magmas by melting of young subducted lithosphere

Marc J. Defant, Mark S. Drummond · Nature · 1990 · 4.3K citations

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Naming materials in the magma/igneous rock system

Eric A. K. Middlemost · Earth-Science Reviews · 1994 · 4K citations

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Authors

35.7K

  1. RS
    R. S. J. Sparks

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    141 publications · 17.3K citations

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  2. KV
    K. V. Cashman

    University of Oregon, United States

    95 publications · 10.4K citations

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  3. FA
    Frederick A. Frey

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    87 publications · 10.3K citations

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  4. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    99 publications · 8K citations

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  5. DB
    Donald B. Dingwell

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

    131 publications · 7.6K citations

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Institutions

4.3K

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    153 h-index

    2.4K publications

    180K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    137 h-index

    3.7K publications

    230.9K citations

  3. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

    Rome, Italy

    107 h-index

    2.3K publications

    129K citations

  4. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    105 h-index

    874 publications

    72.8K citations

  5. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    105 h-index

    659 publications

    82.1K citations

  6. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    102 h-index

    700 publications

    63.9K citations

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    97 h-index

    495 publications

    62.1K citations

  8. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    95 h-index

    655 publications

    70.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 1.2K publications · 114.3K citations

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  2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    1.2K publications · 119K citations

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  3. Journal of Petrology

    982 publications · 111K citations

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  4. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

    1.1K publications · 106.9K citations

    145

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  5. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

    2.1K publications · 118.1K citations

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