Table 5: Rock class codes for the volcanic database (Saunders, 1995).

 

Rock Code

Rock Class

Count

ANDS

andesite

342

BAND

basaltic andesite

418

BSLT

basalt

1400

BTUF

basaltic tuff

56

DACT

dacite

111

DIAB

diabase

364

DIOR

diorite

 1

FLST

felsite

81

GBRO

gabbro

100

ITUF

intermediate tuff

177

LSMF

low SiO2 mafic flow

94

RYLT

rhyolite

727

STUF

silicic tuff

1072

UMFC

ultramafic

138

 

 

 

 

Table 6: Classification of rock classes (Saunders, 1995).

 

Rock Type

Rock Code

Rock Class

SiO2%

Flows

 

 

 

 

LSMF

low SiO2 mafic flow

<45.00

 

BSLT

basalt

45.00-51.99

 

BAND

basaltic andesite

52.00-54.99

 

ANDS

andesite

55.00-62.99

 

DACT

dacite

63.00-67.99

 

RYLT

rhyolite

>=68.00

Tuffs

 

 

 

 

BTUF

basaltic tuff

<52.00

 

ITUF

intermediate tuff

52.00-67.99

 

STUF

silicic tuff

>=68.00

Hypabyssal rocks

 

 

 

 

DIAB

diabase

<63.00

 

FLST

felsite

>=63.00