Trondhjemite is a leucocratic (light-colored) intrusive igneous rock. It is a variety of tonalite in which the plagioclase is mostly in the form of oligoclase...
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Tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) rocks are intrusive rocks with typical granitic composition (quartz and feldspar) but containing only a small...
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7 Ga. Much of the granitic rock belongs to the distinctive tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite family of rocks, which are characteristic of Archean continental...
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plutonic ultramafic rock containing olivine, pyroxene and plagioclase Trondhjemite – Light-colored intrusive igneous rock – A form of tonalite where plagioclase-group...
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500-million-year time span and can be divided into two suites: The tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite (TTG) suite (emplaced approximately 3.5–3.2 Ga), and the...
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intruded by a distinctive group of granitic rocks called the tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite or TTG suite. These are the most voluminous rocks in the...
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a complex of felsic magmatic rocks. These rocks are mostly tonalite, trondhjemite or granodiorite, types of rock similar in composition to granite (hence...
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later came to refer to quartz monzonite, and is now a deprecated term. Trondhjemite is an orthoclase-deficient variety of sodium-rich tonalite with minor...
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ISSN 1752-0894. Mutanen, Tapani; Huhma, Hannu (2003). "The 3.5 Ga Siurua trondhjemite gneiss in the Archaean Pudasjärvi Granulite Belt, northern Finland" (PDF)...
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deposits including gold and copper. Drummond and Defant noted that Archean trondhjemites (which make up most of the ancient crust of continents) have similar...
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terranes. These intrusive felsic igneous rocks include TTG suites (Tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite) that contributes over half the portion of Archean cratons...
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element ratios such as Th/Sc, Co/Th, La/Sc, La/Co suggest a tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite–charnockite provenance, and somewhat more felsic composition...
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zones. The lithologies of the Dharwar Craton are mainly TTG (Tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite) gneisses, volcanic-sedimentary greenstone sequences and...
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1016/0024-4937(83)90024-5. Drummond, M. S.; Defant, M. J. (1990). "A model for Trondhjemite-Tonalite-Dacite Genesis and crustal growth via slab melting: Archean...
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(28–186 mi). Partial melting of eclogite has been modeled to produce tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite melts. Eclogite-derived melts may be common in the mantle...
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contain an abundance of Archean felsic volcanic rocks, including tonalite, trondhjemite and granodiorite (TTG) series rocks,[failed verification] with minor...
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characterised by magmatic activity leading to the formation of Archaean Tonalite-Trondhjemite-Granodiorite (TTG) such as the Sand River Gneisses and the Bulai Granite...
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unmetamorphosed sediment derived mainly from eroded Mesoarchaean tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorites. It is over a kilometer thick, with various sources claiming...
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gneiss is sometimes described as the oldest rock found in Europe, but trondhjemite gneiss recently measured at Siurua in Finland has been dated to 3.4–3...
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Crestmore Quarry, Riverside County, California Tonalite: Tonale Pass Trondhjemite: Follstad, Støren, Norway Uraninite: Joachimsthal, Austria-Hungary (now...
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within the European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years. Two Finnish melodic death metal bands...
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deposited and into which the voluminous Archaean trondhjemite-tonalite-granodiorite suite and trondhjemite-tonalite-diorite suite granites were emplaced...
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about 1.7 Ga and the Grenvillian orogenic event respectively. Tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite – Intrusive rocks with typical granitic composition Park...
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outcrops on Aruba consisting of tonalite with subordinate and comagmatic trondhjemite, diorite, gabbro, norite, and a dark-colored (melanocratic), hydrous...
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Complex is a heterogeneous assemblage of foliated to gneissic tonalites, trondhjemites, granodiorites, and granites which contains minor quartz-diorites, diorites...
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"Partial melting of amphibolite/eclogite and the origin of Archean trondhjemites and tonalites". Precambrian Research. 51 (1–4): 1–25. Bibcode:1991PreR...
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evolution of the Famatinian orogen from the paleomagnetic record of El Hongo trondhjemite (Early Paleozoic, Sierras Pampeanas de Córdoba, Argentina)". Journal...
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forming pillow lavas. These lavas were later cross-cut by intrusions of trondhjemite. Bymarka west of Trondheim also has similar geological structures, both...
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Trachyandesite Benmoreite Trachybasalt Hawaiite Trachyte Troctolite Trondhjemite Tuff Websterite Wehrlite Sedimentary rock Argillite Arkose Banded iron...
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Defant, M. J.; Kepezhinskas, P. K. (1996). "Petrogenesis of slab-derived trondhjemite–tonalite–dacite/adakite magmas". Earth and Environmental Science Transactions...
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