Site: Burelevu

Island: Kadavu Lithology: Volcanic high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic (mafic-intermediate) volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) ) Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2203591 Wikidata ID: None Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

In:

Kadavu Group Wikidata ID: Q2300084

Kadavu Island Wikidata ID: Q1048944

Fiji Wikidata ID: Q712

Volcanoes:

Nabukelevu: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Minor (Silicic) type, Lava dome(s).

Note that to see the 'Geology' layer (layer options in top right corner) you may have to zoom out.

Fabrics:

None (0)	Minor (1)	Few (2)	Common (3)	Frequent (4)	Major (5)	Very Dominant (6)
0%	0-5%	5-15%	15-30 %	30-50%	50-70%	70-100%

Name	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr348a	1	0	5	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	vitric, felsitic
Kadavu biotite	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Fiji
tpr348f	3	0	4	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	lathwork, vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Kadavu western pyroxenic	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Fiji

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_65_10	tpr348a (Kadavu biotite)	Burelevu	0	0	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_65_9	tpr348f (Kadavu western pyroxenic)	Western Kadavu	0	0	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	vitric, lathwork, felsitic
WD_65_11	tpr348f (Kadavu western pyroxenic)	Western Kadavu	0	0	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	lathwork, felsitic, vitric

WD_65_10

Kadavu_BK2 — Sherd BK2 from Burelevu (Kadavu). Slide WD_65_10 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Kadavu_BK2 — Sherd BK2 from Burelevu (Kadavu). Slide WD_65_10 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Biotite andesite. Has oxyhornblende as well as hornblende.

WD_65_9

Kadavu_BK1 — Sherd BK1 from Burelevu (Kadavu). Slide WD_65_9 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Kadavu_BK1 — Sherd BK1 from Burelevu (Kadavu). Slide WD_65_9 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Orthopyroxene in addition to clinopyroxene. From pyroxene andesite or pyroxene hornblende andesite.

WD_65_11

Kadavu_BK3 — Sherd BK3 from Burelevu (Kadavu). Slide WD_65_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Kadavu_BK3 — Sherd BK3 from Burelevu (Kadavu). Slide WD_65_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Pyroxene andesite, some orthopyroxene with the clinopyroxene.

References:

284 Kadavu, Fiji, 2010 (Dickinson, W.)