Site: Matanuku

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

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2203933       Wikidata ID: Q24570610       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Kadavu Group Wikidata ID: Q2300084

Fiji Wikidata ID: Q712

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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./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

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_65_15 tpr348a (Kadavu biotite) Matanuku Island 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_65_16 tpr348a (Kadavu biotite) Matanuku Island 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_65_17 tpr348a (Kadavu biotite) Matanuku Island 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_65_18 tpr348a (Kadavu biotite) Matanuku Island 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_65_19 tpr348a (Kadavu biotite) Matanuku Island 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_65_15

Kadavu_MN1 Kadavu_MN1
Sherd MN1 from Matanuku (Matanuku). Slide WD_65_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.

Biotite andesite. Has oxyhornblende as well as hornblende.


WD_65_16

Kadavu_MN2 Kadavu_MN2
Sherd MN2 from Matanuku (Matanuku). Slide WD_65_16 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.

Biotite andesite. Has oxyhornblende as well as hornblende.


WD_65_17

Kadavu_MN3 Kadavu_MN3
Sherd MN3 from Matanuku (Matanuku). Slide WD_65_17 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_18

Kadavu_MN4 Kadavu_MN4
Sherd MN4 from Matanuku (Matanuku). Slide WD_65_18 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_19

Kadavu_MN5 Kadavu_MN5
Sherd MN5 from Matanuku (Matanuku). Slide WD_65_19 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.

Biotite andesite. Has oxyhornblende as well as hornblende.


References:

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