Site: Nanuya Lailai

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2201706       Wikidata ID: Q6964439       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Yasawa Group Wikidata ID: Q136769

Fiji Wikidata ID: Q712

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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
tpr397 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Yasawa hybrid felsic 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr405 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric, lathwork
Yasawa hornblendic 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_95_9 tpr405 (Yasawa hornblendic) Yasawa 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork
WD_97_21 tpr397 (Yasawa hybrid felsic) Yasawa 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric

WD_95_9

Yasawa_NL5 Yasawa_NL5
Sherd NL5 from Nanuya Lailai (Nanuya Lailai). Slide WD_95_9 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.

Hornblende. Possibly local.


WD_97_21

Yasawa_NL_4 Yasawa_NL_4
Sherd NL4 from Nanuya Lailai (Nanuya Lailai). Slide WD_97_21 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.

Hybrid felsitic


References:

252 Yasawa, Mananuka, Fiji, 2006 (Dickinson, W.)