Site: Waya

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

Lithology: Basalt-andesite-dacite volcanics ( Dickinson (2006) )

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2194398       Wikidata ID: Q3566797       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009699

Mindat Loc ID: 19056


In:

Yasawa Group Wikidata ID: Q136769

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
tpr394 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, lathwork
Yasawa calcareous felsic 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr395 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Yasawa calcareous pyroxenic 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr396 5 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric, felsitic
Yasawa hybrid lithic 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr398 3 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric, lathwork, felsitic
Yasawa hybrid feldspathic 3 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr399 4 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic, lathwork
Yasawa hybrid feldspathic vitric 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr400 5 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork, felsitic
Yasawa placer feldspathic 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr401 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, lathwork
Yasawa placer pyroxenic 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr403 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic, felsitic
Yasawa placer 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr404 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric, lathwork
Yasawa lithic 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Fiji
tpr405 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric, lathwork
Yasawa hornblendic 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji
tpr407 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, vitric
Yasawa quartzose 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 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_95_13 tpr407 (Yasawa quartzose) Mana or Malolo Vuda (850 - 150 BP) 0 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, vitric
WD_95_8 tpr405 (Yasawa hornblendic) Yasawa Navatu (2050 - 850 BP) 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric, lathwork
WD_95_4 tpr403 (Yasawa placer) Yasawa Navatu (2050 - 850 BP) 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic, felistic
WD_95_1 tpr404 (Yasawa lithic) Yasawa Navatu (2050 - 850 BP) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, lathwork
WD_97_4 tpr394 (Yasawa calcareous felsic) Yasawa Ra (350 - 0 BP) 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic, lathwork, microlitic, vitric
WD_97_8 tpr394 (Yasawa calcareous felsic) Yasawa Vuda (850 - 150 BP) 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, microlitic
WD_97_9 tpr395 (Yasawa calcareous pyroxenic) Yasawa Fiji Lapita (Sigatoka) (3200 - 2100 BP) 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork, vitric, felsitic, microlitic
WD_97_11 tpr395 (Yasawa calcareous pyroxenic) Yasawa Navatu (2050 - 850 BP) 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
WD_97_23 tpr398 (Yasawa hybrid feldspathic) Yasawa Ra (350 - 0 BP) 3 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric, lathwork, felsitic
WD_92_1 tpr399 (Yasawa hybrid feldspathic vitric) Yasawa Ra (350 - 0 BP) 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_10 tpr396 (Yasawa hybrid lithic) Yasawa Fiji Lapita (Sigatoka) (3200 - 2100 BP) 3 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_5 tpr400 (Yasawa placer feldspathic) Yasawa Fiji Lapita (Sigatoka) (3200 - 2100 BP) 5 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, lathwork, felsitic
WD_92_8 tpr400 (Yasawa placer feldspathic) Yasawa Fiji Lapita (Sigatoka) (3200 - 2100 BP) 5 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork, felsitic
WD_92_12 tpr401 (Yasawa placer pyroxenic) Yasawa Fiji Lapita (Sigatoka) (3200 - 2100 BP) 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork

WD_95_13

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Sherd 1991-1007-43 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_95_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.

Quartzose temper from Southern islands.


WD_95_8

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Sherd 1991-1015-8 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_95_8 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.

Hornblendic, possibly local.


WD_95_4

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Sherd 1991-1012-116 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_95_4 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.

Clinopyroxenes.


WD_95_1

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Sherd 1991-1016-72 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_95_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.

Lithic.


WD_97_4

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Sherd 1991-1002-157 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_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.

Calcareous felsitic


WD_97_8

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Sherd 1991-1006-162 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_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.

Calcareous felsic.


WD_97_9

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Sherd 1994-18-110 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_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.

Calcareous with pyroxenes and lathwork lithics.


WD_97_11

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Sherd 1991-1016-38 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_11 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.

Voids indicative of calcareous temper.


WD_97_23

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Sherd 1997-3001-3 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_23 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 feldspathic.


WD_92_1

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Sherd 1991-1001-23 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_92_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.

Hybrid vitric.


WD_92_10

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Sherd 1994-18-182 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_92_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.

Hybrid lithic.


WD_92_5

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Sherd 1994-18-2 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_92_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.

Calcareous with pyroxenes.


WD_92_8

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Sherd 1994-18-177 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_92_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.

Hybrid pyroxenic


WD_92_12

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Sherd 1994-18-160 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_92_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.

Pyroxenic. Mainly clinopyroxene, an occasional orthopyroxene.


References:

252 Yasawa, Mananuka, Fiji, 2006 (Dickinson, W.)