1948年瑞典地質學家Harry von Eckermann在對Alnö雜岩的研究基礎上,詳細論證了火成碳酸岩的岩漿成因[5][6]。然而直到到1960 年,經過對坦桑尼亞 Ol Doinyo Lengai 的火上噴發的地質調查,最終才證實了火成碳酸岩來自岩漿的觀點。
火成碳酸岩的稀有是由不尋常的過程和不尋常的來源而形成的奇特的火成岩。有三種形成模式:
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