Site: Vailele

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 4034927       Wikidata ID: None       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Samoa Wikidata ID: Q683

Upolu Wikidata ID: Q274569

Samoan Islands Wikidata ID: Q162126


Volcanoes:

Upolu: Basalt / Picro-Basalt, Shield type, Shield.

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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
tpr295 0 0 1 5 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Samoan ferromagnesian beach 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Samoa
tpr290b 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Samoan crushed lathwork lithic 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Samoa
tpr293b 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric
Samoan microlitic trachytic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Samoa

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
FL_1_23 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_24 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_25 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitiric
FL_1_48 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_49 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Upolu 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric
WD_25_1 tpr293b (Samoan microlitic trachytic) Samoa 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, lathwork
WD_23_18 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Samoa 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_23_13 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Samoa 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_8 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Samoa 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_7 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Samoa 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_6 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Samoa 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, microlitic

FL_1_23

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Sherd AH-481 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_23 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Oceanic basaltic.


FL_1_24

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Sherd AH-497 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_24 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Oceanic basalt.


FL_1_25

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Sherd AH-487 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_25 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Olivine basalt.


FL_1_48

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Sherd AH-489 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_48 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Brown vitrics.


FL_1_49

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Sherd AH-485 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_49 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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 wrong thickness.


WD_25_1

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Sherd 16-2 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide WD_25_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.

Trachytic microlitic.


WD_23_18

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Sherd 26-6 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide WD_23_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.

Ferromagnetic.


WD_23_13

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Sherd 26-6 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide WD_23_13 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.

Ferromagnetic.


WD_22_8

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Sherd 16-1 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide WD_22_8 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_22_7

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Sherd 16-4 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide WD_22_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.

Crushed rock.


WD_22_6

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Sherd 26-1 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide WD_22_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.

Crushed rock.


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