Gurmeet Singh posted an Question
September 27, 2020 • 20:59 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

Sir, please explain about this paragraph of oceanic tholeiites basaltic to ultramafic rocks.

TUIuaea in thiS group. Oceanic tholeiitic basaltic to ultramafic rocks. Tholeitic basaltic magmas Occur both in oceaniC and continental settings as island arc basalts, abyssal tholeites and flood basalts. There are two types of associations

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    Sajan sarthak best-answer

    Oceanic tholeites are mafic to ultramafic in composition. The tholeites can be available in flood basalt,ocean continent setting like island Arc rock also.

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