Site: Vuda

Island: Viti Levu Lithology: Composite high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2200535 Wikidata ID: None Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

In:

Viti Levu Island Wikidata ID: Q208198

Viti Levu Group Wikidata ID: Q1778643

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr351a	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
Exotic Vuda quartzose	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	Fiji
tpr351b	0	4	4	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
Exotic Vuda quartzose pyroxenic	0	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	Fiji
tpr351c	0	2	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
Exotic Vuda feldspathic	0	2	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	Fiji
tpr350	0	2	3	4	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	microlitic, microphaneritic
Vuda pyroxenic	0	0	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Fiji

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_63_2	tpr350 (Vuda pyroxenic)	Vuda	0	0	3	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic
WD_63_7	tpr350 (Vuda pyroxenic)	Vuda	0	1	3	4	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	microphaneritic, microlitic
WD_63_6	tpr351c (Exotic Vuda feldspathic)	South western Viti Levu	0	2	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_63_5	tpr351a (Exotic Vuda quartzose)	South western Viti Levu	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_63_4	tpr351b (Exotic Vuda quartzose pyroxenic)	South western Viti Levu	0	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_63_3	tpr351b (Exotic Vuda quartzose pyroxenic)	South western Viti Levu	0	4	4	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_63_1	tpr351a (Exotic Vuda quartzose)	South western Viti Levu	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic

WD_63_2

Vuda_18_2 — Sherd 18-2 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Vuda_18_2 — Sherd 18-2 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Local Vuda sherd.

WD_63_7

Vuda_18_8 — Sherd 18-8 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Vuda_18_8 — Sherd 18-8 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Local Vuda sherd.

WD_63_6

Vuda_18_7 — Sherd 18-7 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Vuda_18_7 — Sherd 18-7 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Feldspathic dissected orogen temper.

WD_63_5

Vuda_18_6 — Sherd 18-6 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_5 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.

Vuda_18_6 — Sherd 18-6 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_5 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.

Dissected orogen temper.

WD_63_4

Vuda_18_5 — Sherd 18-5 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Vuda_18_5 — Sherd 18-5 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Dissected orogen temper.

WD_63_3

Vuda_18_4 — Sherd 18-4 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_3 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.

Vuda_18_4 — Sherd 18-4 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_3 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.

Dissected orogen temper.

WD_63_1

Vuda_18_1 — Sherd 18-1 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Vuda_18_1 — Sherd 18-1 from Vuda (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Dissected orogen temper.

References:

192 Vudu, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)

190 Dissected orogen tempers, Viti Levu, Fiji 1999 (Dickinson, W.)