A number of geochemical plots are suggested by means of which metamorphosed quartzofeldspathic sedimentary rocks (meta-sandstones, meta-arkoses, quartzites, etc.) can be distinguished from their metamorphosed igneous mineralogical analogues (metarhyolite, meta-granite, etc.). These plots are applied to an enigmatic, partly mylonitized, quartzofeldspathic series, the Delaney Dome Formation, which is involved in a major thrust zone. The formation is shown to be igneous and is probably a meta-rhyolite. The plots proposed should have general application in identifying the precursors of both high-grade and low-grade quartzofeldspathic rocks of unknown origin.
