原始定义的埃达克岩是钠质火成岩,其全岩化学成分相当于英云闪长岩、奥长花岗岩和(富斜长石的)花岗闪长岩(TTG);而富钾的"C型埃达克岩"全岩化学成分相当于(狭义)花岗岩、石英二长岩和(富碱性长石的)花岗闪长岩。现有的失水部分熔融实验岩石学表明,中等富钾程度的贫硅(高Mg#值)玄武质源岩的低比例部分熔融条件下可以形成酸性"C型埃达克岩";玄武质源岩部分熔融不会形成那些SiO2含量中等而又不具备高度富碱特征的"C型埃达克岩"。高Sr低Y特征并非判别"C型埃达克岩"高压(p≥1.5 GPa)熔融成因的决定性标志,仅仅基于高Sr低Y特征而认为"C型埃达克岩"形成于高压熔融的成岩机制是值得商榷的。
The original defined adakites are sodic igneous rocks,they are tonalite,trondhjemite or(plagioclase-rich) granodiorite in whole-rock chemistry;however,the K-rich "C-type adakites" defined by Chinese scholars are potassic igneous rocks,they belong to granite(s.s.),quartz monzonite and(alkali feldspar-rich) granodiorite,etc.The fluid-absent melting experiments indicate that the acid "C-type" adakite can be generated by low portion melting of the basaltic source-rock that has intermediate potassic and low silicic contents(or high Mg#) under higher pressure.Otherwise,these experiments do not support the assumption that the intermediate "C-type" adakite,which does not have high alkali contents,is originated from the melting of basaltic source-rock.The characteristics of high Sr and low Y is not a key proxy to indicate the high pressure(p≥1.5 GPa) melting origin of "C-type adakites".Accordingly,it is not properly to assume the high pressure melting regime for "C-type adakites" just based on the high Sr and low Y characteristics.