Site: Yasawairara

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2194240       Wikidata ID: Q3055364       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009776

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Yasawa Island Wikidata ID: Q3055364

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
tpr402 2 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, felsitic, vitric
Yasawa medially placered 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 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_92_15 tpr402 (Yasawa medially placered) Yasawa 1 0 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_16 tpr402 (Yasawa medially placered) Yasawa 2 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_17 tpr402 (Yasawa medially placered) Yasawa 0 0 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_18 tpr402 (Yasawa medially placered) Yasawa 2 0 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_20 tpr402 (Yasawa medially placered) Yasawa 1 0 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork
WD_92_21 tpr402 (Yasawa medially placered) Yasawa 1 0 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic, lathwork

WD_92_15

Yasawa_YE9 Yasawa_YE9
Sherd YE-9 from Yasawairara (Yasawa). Slide WD_92_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.

Pyroxenic. Mainly clinopyroxene.


WD_92_16

Yasawa_YW4 Yasawa_YW4
Sherd YW-4 from Yasawairara (Yasawa). Slide WD_92_16 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.


WD_92_17

Yasawa_YW10 Yasawa_YW10
Sherd YW-10 from Yasawairara (Yasawa). Slide WD_92_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.

Pyroxenic, mainly clinopyroxene.


WD_92_18

Yasawa_YW7 Yasawa_YW7
Sherd YW-7 from Yasawairara (Yasawa). Slide WD_92_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.

Pyroxenic. Mainly clinopyroxene.


WD_92_20

Yasawa_YE2 Yasawa_YE2
Sherd YE-2 from Yasawairara (Yasawa). Slide WD_92_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.

Pyroxenic, mainly clinopyroxene.


WD_92_21

Yasawa_YE1 Yasawa_YE1
Sherd YE-1 from Yasawairara (Yasawa). Slide WD_92_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.

Pyroxenic, mainly clinopyroxene.


References:

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