Mineral and Rock Abundances
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric |
| Min | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Vanuatu |
Representative slides:
| Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_52_7 | Tikopia (Tikopia) | Vanikolo, Banks or Santo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric |
| WD_52_9 | Vanikoro (Santa Cruz) | Vanikolo, Banks or Santo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric |
| WD_88_1 | Tikopia (Tikopia) | Vanikolo, Banks or Santo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric |
WD_52_7
Volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric) and iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and pyroxenes.
WD_52_9
Volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric) and iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and pyroxenes.
WD_88_1
Lithic.