Abstract
Data for 8 major and 45 trace elements in 6 central North Island andesites and 8 Japanese andesites ofKuno’s hypersthenic series are presented. The andesite compositions are compared with that of average continental crustal material, and differences and similarities are noted. The rare earth abundance patterns are similar to those of well mixed crustal material. Present data for the absolute abundances of Rb, K, Ba, U and Th in particular appear to be too low for derivation of andesitic magma by mixing of average basaltic and granitic material.
Implications of the data for the origin of andesite magma and for continental growth are discussed.
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Taylor, S.R., White, A.J.R. Trace element abundances in andesites. Bull Volcanol 29, 177–194 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02597152
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