Jabarkan Petrologi dari Boninit

Boninit biasanya terdiri dari fenokris berupa piroksen dan olivin yang tertanam pada matriks kaca kaya kristalit

Kandungan magnesium tinggi (MgO = 8-15%)

Kandungan titanium rendah(TiO2 < 0.5%)

Kandungan silika 57 - 60%

Tinggi akan Mg/(Mg + Fe) (0.55-0.83)

Unsur-unsur kompatibel mantel normal Ni = 70-450 parts per million, Cr = 200-1800 ppm

Ba, Sr, LREE yang tinggi dibanding dengan toleit.

Rasio Ti/Zr (23-63) dan rasio La/Yb (0.6-4.7)

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