This spreadsheet contains some examples of plotting ternary diagrams in Excel

Three worksheets are included that I found the most useful

1 Ternary This generic template allow the user to input three quantities that are normalized to 100% and transformed to X
2 Folk QFL This worksheet is similar to 1 Ternary worksheet, but the overlay ternary diagram is based on Folk's 1974 classifi
3 Tri-Plot This 3rd worksheet directs the user to a web page where the "tri-plot" application can be downloaded with supp
100% and transformed to X Y space and plotted on a ternary template
ased on Folk's 1974 classification for sandstone
n be downloaded with supporting documentation
Ternary Plot Instructions
Enter data in columns A-E (Yellow)
Gray and green shaded cells are shaded in gray or green CORNER LABELS
Enter corner labels in table to the right Left 0
Top 50
Enter Corner Right 100
Labels Here

CALCULATED
ENTER DATA HERE Raw Data Transformed Data
Sample Raw Data Normalized to 100 X
Zone
ID Top Left Right SUM TOP LEFT RIGHT SUM =RIGHT+(TOP/2)
Upper A 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.00 33.3 33.3 33.3 100.00 50.00
Upper B 50.0 20.0 25.0 95.00 52.6 21.1 26.3 100.00 52.63
Upper C 75.0 8.0 12.5 95.50 78.5 8.4 13.1 100.00 52.36
Upper D 20.0 60.0 17.0 97.00 20.6 61.9 17.5 100.00 27.84
Lower E 10.0 10.0 78.0 98.00 10.2 10.2 79.6 100.00 84.69
Lower F 14.0 15.0 65.0 94.00 14.9 16.0 69.1 100.00 76.60
Lower G 18.0 18.0 60.0 96.00 18.8 18.8 62.5 100.00 71.88
Lower H 8.0 8.0 90.0 106.00 7.5 7.5 84.9 100.00 88.68
NER LABELS
0
100
0

ransformed Data
Y
=TOP
33.33
52.63
78.53
20.62
10.20 Upper
14.89
18.75
7.55 Note: X-Y axes are scaled from -10 to 110
 REFERENCE LINES
Triangle 0 0
Triangle 50 100
Triangle 100 0
Triangle 0 0
1 20 0
1 60 80
2 40 0
2 70 60
3 60 0
3 80 40
4 80 0
4 90 20
5 20 0
5 10 20
6 40 0
6 20 40
7 60 0
7 30 60
8 80 0
8 40 80
9 10 20
9 90 20
10 20 40
10 80 40
11 30 60
11 70 60
12 40 80
12 60 80
Ternary Plot Instructions - Folks 1974 classification of siliciclastic sandstone
Enter data in columns A-E (Yellow)
Gray and green shaded cells are shaded in gray or green
Enter corner labels in table to the right CORNER LABELS
F 0
Enter Corner Q 50
Labels Here
R 100

CALCULATED
ENTER DATA HERE Raw Data
Sample Raw Data Normalized to 100
Zone
ID Q F R SUM TOP LEFT RIGHT SUM
Upper A 85.0 10.0 5.0 100.00 85.0 10.0 5.0 100.00
Upper B 65.0 25.0 10.0 100.00 65.0 25.0 10.0 100.00
Upper C 25.0 25.0 50.0 100.00 25.0 25.0 50.0 100.00
Upper D 50.0 30.0 20.0 100.00 50.0 30.0 20.0 100.00
Lower E 10.0 10.0 78.0 98.00 10.2 10.2 79.6 100.00
Lower F 14.0 15.0 65.0 94.00 14.9 16.0 69.1 100.00
Lower G 18.0 18.0 60.0 96.00 18.8 18.8 62.5 100.00
Lower H 8.0 8.0 90.0 106.00 7.5 7.5 84.9 100.00
ORNER LABELS
0
100
0

ED
Transformed Data
X Y
=RIGHT+(TOP/2)=TOP
47.50 85.00
42.50 65.00
62.50 25.00 Upper Lower
45.00 50.00
84.69 10.20 Note: X-Y axes are scaled from -10 to 110
76.60 14.89
71.88 18.75
88.68 7.55

Folk, R.L, 1974, Petrology of sedimentary rocks, The University of Texas, Geology 370K, 383L, 3
Hemphill Publishing Co, Austin, Texas 78712, 182p
 Reference Lines
X Y Series
0.00 0.00 Triangle
50.00 100.00 Triangle
100.00 0.00 Triangle
0.00 0.00 Triangle
0.00 0.00 6
47.50 95.00 6
52.50 95.00 5
62.50 75.00 5
37.50 75.00 5
43.75 75.00 4
25.00 0.00 3
50.00 0.00 3
50.00 95.00 2
50.00 75.00 2
56.25 75.00 1
75.00 0.00 1

of Texas, Geology 370K, 383L, 383M

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