Site: Tikopia

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2178465       Wikidata ID: Q889519       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 7033034

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Temotu Province Wikidata ID: Q936088

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
tpr241 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vanikolo-Tikopia feldspathic 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr242 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vanikolo-Tikopia opaque-rich 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr243 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vanikolo-Tikopia lithic 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr244 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Tikopia ferromagnesian 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr245 6 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Tikopia calcareous 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Vanuatu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_52_18 tpr241 (Vanikolo-Tikopia feldspathic) Vanikolo, Banks or Santo 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_52_13 tpr242 (Vanikolo-Tikopia opaque-rich) Vanikolo, Banks or Santo 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_52_7 tpr243 (Vanikolo-Tikopia lithic) Vanikolo, Banks or Santo 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_88_1 tpr243 (Vanikolo-Tikopia lithic) Vanikolo, Banks or Santo 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_88_2 tpr245 (Tikopia calcareous) Tikopia 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_52_18

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Sherd Tik-48-13 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_52_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.

Feldspathic-plagioclase, volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric), some pyroxenes and hornblende.


WD_52_13

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Sherd Tik-48-12 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_52_13 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.

Iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric).


WD_52_7

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Sherd Tik-48-11 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_52_7 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.

Volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric) and iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and pyroxenes.


WD_88_1

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Sherd 48-5 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_88_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.

Lithic.


WD_88_2

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Sherd 48-6 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_88_2 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.

Tikopia calcareous.


References:

080 Tikopia, Solomon 1979 (Dickinson, W.)

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)