Site: Mago

Island: Mago       Lithology: Composite high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 4036106       Wikidata ID: Q1884674       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1008018

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Lau Group Wikidata ID: Q1062438

Fiji Wikidata ID: Q712


Volcanoes:

Mago: , Minor type, Pyroclastic cone(s).

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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
tpr365 1 0 2 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Mago placer 1 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr366 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
Mago calcareous 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr365a 0 0 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Mago feldspathic 0 0 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_67_13 tpr365 (Mago placer) Mago 1 0 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_67_14 tpr365a (Mago feldspathic) Mago 0 0 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_67_15 tpr366 (Mago calcareous) Mago 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric

WD_67_13

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Sherd VOT2 from Mago (Mago). Slide WD_67_13 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.

Placer temper, probably indigenous.


WD_67_14

Mago_VOT4 Mago_VOT4
Sherd VOT4 from Mago (Mago). Slide WD_67_14 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.

Non-placer indigenous temper.


WD_67_15

Mago_VOT8 Mago_VOT8
Sherd VOT8 from Mago (Mago). Slide WD_67_15 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.

Local calcareous.


References:

160 Mago, Lau, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)