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Chemical classification diagrams for the studied sandstones. (a) log(Na2O/K2O)–log(SiO2/Al2O3) diagram (after Pettijohn et al.28); (b) log(Fe2O3/K2O)–log(SiO2/Al2O3) diagram (after Herron29).
