Site: Naviti

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2200544       Wikidata ID: Q2078389       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1008307

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
tpr393 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Yasawa calcareous mafic 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr406 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Yasawa oxy-hornblendic 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 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_95_11 tpr406 (Yasawa oxy-hornblendic) Kadavu or Bulia 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_97_1 tpr393 (Yasawa calcareous mafic) Yasawa 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic

WD_95_11

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Sherd 1991-7000-12 from Naviti (Naviti). Slide WD_95_11 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.

Oxyhornblende and hornblende fluvial temper.


WD_97_1

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Sherd 1991-4000-32 from Naviti (Naviti). Slide WD_97_1 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.

Calcareous.


References:

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