Site: Vella Lavella

Island: Vella Lavella Lithology: Composite high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology: Andesite and olivine basalt volcanics ( Dickinson (2006) )

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2101967 Wikidata ID: Q1139193 Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009628

Mindat Loc ID: None

In:

New Georgia Group Wikidata ID: Q383986

Western Province Wikidata ID: Q150325

Solomon Islands Wikidata ID: Q685

Volcanoes:

Nonda: , Composite type, Stratovolcano.

Note that to see the 'Geology' layer (layer options in top right corner) you may have to zoom out.

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr146	0	0	3	3	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene	0	0	2	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons
tpr147	0	0	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type B-brown hornblendic	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons
tpr148	0	0	5	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type C-green hornblendic	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons
tpr149	0	0	2	6	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type D-hornblende poor	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Solomons
tpr150	6	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	na
Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Solomons
tpr329	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	na
Vella Lavella calcareous	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Solomons

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_40_20	tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite)	exotic	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	6	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	na
WD_78_2	tpr146 (Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	2	2	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_3	tpr146 (Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	2	3	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_4	tpr146 (Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	3	2	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_8	tpr146 (Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	2	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_7	tpr146 (Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_9	tpr146 (Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_1	tpr147 (Vella Lavella type B-brown hornblendic)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_10	tpr147 (Vella Lavella type B-brown hornblendic)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_12	tpr147 (Vella Lavella type B-brown hornblendic)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_17	tpr148 (Vella Lavella type C-green hornblendic)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_18	tpr148 (Vella Lavella type C-green hornblendic)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_15	tpr148 (Vella Lavella type C-green hornblendic)	Vella Lavella	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_20	tpr149 (Vella Lavella type D-hornblende poor)	New Georgia	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	2	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic
WD_78_21	tpr149 (Vella Lavella type D-hornblende poor)	New Georgia	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	2	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_22	tpr149 (Vella Lavella type D-hornblende poor)	New Georgia	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	1	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_78_25	tpr329 (Vella Lavella calcareous)	Vella Lavella		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	na

WD_40_20

Irigila_VL_9_232 — Sherd VL-9-232 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_40_20 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.

Irigila_VL_9_232 — Sherd VL-9-232 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_40_20 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.

Hybrid quartz-calcite sand temper.

WD_78_2

Matusuroto_VL27_2 — Sherd VL27-2 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto_VL27_2 — Sherd VL27-2 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto site. Mainly brown hornblende, but also green and oxyhornblende. Mildly to strongly placered hornblende-pyroxene sand temper.

WD_78_3

Irigila_VL9_61 — Sherd VL9-61 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Irigila_VL9_61 — Sherd VL9-61 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Irigila site. Mainly brown hornblende, but also green and oxyhornblende. Mildly to strongly placered hornblende-pyroxene sand temper.

WD_78_4

Matusuroto_VL27_8 — Sherd VL27-8 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto_VL27_8 — Sherd VL27-8 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto site. Mainly brown hornblende, but also green and oxyhornblende. Mildly to strongly placered hornblende-pyroxene sand temper.

WD_78_8

Matusuroto_VL27_89 — Sherd VL27-89 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto_VL27_89 — Sherd VL27-89 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto site. Mainly brown hornblende, but also green and oxyhornblende. Mildly to strongly placered hornblende-pyroxene sand temper.

WD_78_7

Matusuroto_VL27_90 — Sherd VL27-90 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto_VL27_90 — Sherd VL27-90 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto site. Mainly brown hornblende, but also green and oxyhornblende. Mildly to strongly placered hornblende-pyroxene sand temper.

WD_78_9

Irigila_VL9_35 — Sherd VL9-35 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_9 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.

Irigila_VL9_35 — Sherd VL9-35 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_9 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.

Irigila site. Mainly brown hornblende, but also green and oxyhornblende. Mildly to strongly placered hornblende-pyroxene sand temper.

WD_78_1

Matusuroto_VL27_39 — Sherd VL27-39 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_1 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.

Matusuroto_VL27_39 — Sherd VL27-39 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_1 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.

Matusuroto site. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper.

WD_78_10

Matusuroto_VL27_112 — Sherd VL27-112 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_10 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.

Matusuroto_VL27_112 — Sherd VL27-112 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_10 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.

Matusuroto site. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper.

WD_78_12

Matusuroto_VL27_102 — Sherd VL27-102 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_12 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.

Matusuroto_VL27_102 — Sherd VL27-102 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_12 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.

Matusuroto site. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper

WD_78_17

Totutotu_VL30_105 — Sherd VL30-105 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Totutotu_VL30_105 — Sherd VL30-105 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Totutotu site. Variably placered green-hornblendic sand temper.

WD_78_18

Totutotu_VL30_121 — Sherd VL30-121 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Totutotu_VL30_121 — Sherd VL30-121 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Totutotu site. Variably placered green-hornblendic sand temper.

WD_78_15

Matusuroto_VL27_36 — Sherd VL27-36 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_15 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.

Matusuroto_VL27_36 — Sherd VL27-36 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_15 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.

Matusuroto site. Variably placered green-hornblendic sand temper.

WD_78_20

Matusuroto_VL27_119 — Sherd VL27-119 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_20 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.

Matusuroto_VL27_119 — Sherd VL27-119 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_20 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.

Matusuroto site. Strongly placered hornblende-poor pyroxenic sand temper

WD_78_21

Irigila_VL9_84 — Sherd VL9-84 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_21 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.

Irigila_VL9_84 — Sherd VL9-84 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_21 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.

Irigila site. Strongly placered hornblende-poor pyroxenic sand temper.

WD_78_22

Matusuroto_VL27_101 — Sherd VL27-101 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_22 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.

Matusuroto_VL27_101 — Sherd VL27-101 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_22 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.

Matusuroto site. Strongly placered hornblende-free pyroxenic sand temper.

WD_78_25

Irigila_VL9_53 — Sherd VL9-53 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_25 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.

Irigila_VL9_53 — Sherd VL9-53 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_25 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:

293 Vella Lavella, Roviana, New Georgia group, Solomon, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)