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The page on Alkali Basalt is currently very short. All the information seems to be relevant, as the article presents the characterization of the Alkali Basalt, chemical composition in comparison to other basalts, and notable visual aspects. The article also includes some geographic locations where the Alkali Basalt can be found. Overall, the presentation seems scientific and accurate, though the language seems to be a little too context-specific, making it difficult to read for an audience unfamiliar with geology or volcanology. The article links to many other Wikipedia articles for related topics and definitions.
The tone is descriptive and neutral, as it should be.
There is only one cited reference, which links to a page that is unavailable because of a cyber attack. Thus, in practice, the article has no references, which is an issue.
The talk page is also short. The main discussion is a claim of possible plagiarism from 2015, but the editors seem to have concluded that in fact the author of the textbook plagiarized wikipedia, and not the other way around. The article was rated a stub for quality and of mid-importance for the WikiProject it is a part of, which is WikiProject Volcanoes.
This is a list of references I think are going to be useful in improving the Alkali Basalt article. This is not an exhaustive list, but a starting point. Along the way I might come upon others that complement or even replace these references. For instance, all of these are from peer-reviewed journals, but I think textbook sources would also be nice to have. (If you have any comments about these references, of suggestions of other references I should check out, please let me know!)
Fitton, J. G.; Dunlop, H. M. (1985). “The Cameroon line, West Africa, and its bearing on the origin of oceanic and continental alkali basalt.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 72(1): 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(85)90114-1
Green, D. H.; Ringwood. (1967). “The genesis of basaltic magmas.” Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 15(2): 103-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00372052
Le Bas, M. J.; Le Maitre, R. W.; Streckeisen, A.; Zanettin, B.; IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks. (1986). “A chemical classification of volcanic rocks based on the total alkali-silica diagram.” Journal of Petrology. 27(3): 745-750. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/27.3.745
Poldervaart, A. (1964). “Chemical definition of alkali basalts and tholeiites.” GSA Bulletin. 75(3): 229-232. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1964)75%5B229:CDOABA%5D2.0.CO;2
Winter, John DuNann (2001). An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Prentice Hall. p. 148. ISBN 0132403420.
Yoder, H. S.; Tilley, C. E. (1962). "Origin of basalt magmas: an experimental study of natural and synthetic rock systems." Journal of Petrology. 3(3): 342-532. https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/3.3.342
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