Site: Ho'oumi

Island: Nuku Hiva


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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr171 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert
Rewa Delta orogen 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fiji
tpr441 0 0 1 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Marquesan beach placer 0 0 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marquesa

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_108_4 tpr171 (Rewa Delta orogen) 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert

WD_108_4

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Similar to those in Nasilai tempers (Rewa Delta, Fiji). Common plutonic quartz grains, altered and calcic plagioclase grains, K-feldspar,hornblende and clinopyroxene. Sands of probable fluvial origin volcanic and metavolcanic rocks with felsitic to microlitic internal textures; sedimentary and metasedimentary rocks including microgranular siltstone or hornfels, foliated slate or phyllite, chert, and argillite; and microgranular hypabyssal or plutonic igneous rocks.


References:

120 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas 1995 (Dickinson, W.)

142 Nasilai, Rewa Delta, Viti Levu, Fiji 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

172 Natunuku Viti Lefu, Fiji (Dickinson, W.)

176 Karobo, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)

188 Viti Levu, Fiji, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)