Site: Totoya

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 4035868       Wikidata ID: Q2308160       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009499

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Lau Group Wikidata ID: Q1062438

Moala Group Wikidata ID: Q1859145

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
tpr171 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert
Rewa Delta orogen 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fiji
tpr364 0 0 2 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork
Kedekeke pyroxenic 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr362 3 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Exotic Totoya non-placer 0 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr363 6 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Totoya hybrid 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 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_67_2 tpr364 (Kedekeke pyroxenic) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
WD_67_3 tpr362 (Exotic Totoya non-placer) Moala 0 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_67_6 tpr362 (Exotic Totoya non-placer) Moala 3 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_67_4 tpr363 (Totoya hybrid) Totoya 4 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_67_5 tpr363 (Totoya hybrid) Totoya 6 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_67_7 tpr171 (Rewa Delta orogen) Rewa, Viti Levu 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 felsitic, microphanertic, chert, argillitic

WD_67_2

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Sherd F1 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_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.

Probably from Kedekeke but could be local.


WD_67_3

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Sherd F2 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_3 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.

Exotic pyroxenic with amphiboles.


WD_67_6

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Sherd F5 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_6 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.

Exotic pyroxenic with amphiboles.


WD_67_4

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Sherd F3 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_4 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.

Indigenous calcareous hybrid.


WD_67_5

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Sherd F4 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_5 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.

Calcareous hybrid.


WD_67_7

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Sherd F6 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_7 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.

Orogen temper.


References:

114 Totoya, Fiji; (Dickinson, W.)