Site: Tetepare

Island: Tetepare       Lithology: Limestone high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic (mafic-intermediate) volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2102602       Wikidata ID: Q1136145       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009422

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

New Georgia Group Wikidata ID: Q383986

Western Province Wikidata ID: Q150325

Solomon Islands Wikidata ID: Q685

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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
tpr154 0 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Tetepare olivine pyroxenic 0 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr155 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Tetepare pyroxenic 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr156 0 0 1 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Tetepare opaque-rich 0 0 1 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr157 0 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 na
Tetepare volcanic non-placer 0 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 Solomons

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_40_14 tpr154 (Tetepare olivine pyroxenic) New Georgia? 0 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_40_15 tpr155 (Tetepare pyroxenic) ? 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_40_16 tpr156 (Tetepare opaque-rich) ? 0 0 1 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_40_17 tpr157 (Tetepare volcanic non-placer) ? 0 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 na

WD_40_14

Tetepare_cat1 Tetepare_cat1
Sherd cat1 from Tetepare (Tetepare). Slide WD_40_14 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.

Volcanic placer sand temper, dominantly clinopyroxene (augite) with subordinate olivine.


WD_40_15

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Sherd cat4 from Tetepare (Tetepare). Slide WD_40_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.

Volcanic placer temper. Augite with plagioclase and hornblende.


WD_40_16

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Sherd cat11 from Tetepare (Tetepare). Slide WD_40_16 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.

Volcanic placer with opaques.


WD_40_17

Tetepare_cat17 Tetepare_cat17
Sherd cat17 from Tetepare (Tetepare). Slide WD_40_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.

Volcanic non-placer. Feldspathic.


References:

283 Tetepare, New Georgia, Solomon, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)