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Potassic igneous rocks occur in many different tectonic settings (e.g. Rock 1991; Foley and Peccerillo 1992), and include a variety of compositions ranging from shoshonites associated with calc-alkaline volcanic rocks to ultrapotassic leucitites (Foley and Peccerillo 1992; Peccerillo 1992). They are of increasing economic interest due to their association with mineralization, and are of tectonic significance because of their potential value in reconstructing the tectonic setting of ancient terranes.
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Müller, D., Groves, D.I. (2000). Introduction. In: Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59665-0_1
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