Bimodal volcanism of back-arc basin formation and in the products of both continental and oceanic hotspots (e.g. Yellowstone and the Canary Islands). Bimodal volcanism is normally explained as a result of partial melting of the crust, creating granitic magmas, during the emplacement of large volumes of relatively hot basaltic magma from a mantle source. The two magma types then form separate magma chambers giving rise to periodic eruption of both types of lava. Bimodal volcanism Bimodal volcanism is the eruption of both mafic and felsic lavas from a single volcanic centre with little or no lavas of intermediate composition. This type of
Archean felsic volcanic rocks heavy rare-earth elements than other Archean felsic volcanic rocks) has no plutonic equivalent in the same period. The composition of felsic volcanic rocks are being altered concurrently with shifting granitoid composition. The older GMS-like felsic volcanic rocks formed with similar age of TTG has two implications: Revealing the relationship between Archean felsic volcanic rocks and the granitoids may be difficult. It is because weathering alters the geochemical signatures of the felsic rocks above the Earth's surface. The earliest weathering record can be traced back to 3.8 Ga during Eoarchean. Potassium is enriched but sodium is depleted in these weathered felsic