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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | felsitic, vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic |
Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Vanuatu |
Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD_50_23 | Vao (Malakula) | Malakula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | felsitic, vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic |
ML_1_3 | Vao (Malakula) | Malakula | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | felsitic, microphaneritic, microlitic |
ML_1_2 | Vao (Malakula) | Malakula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
Opaque rich placer.
Volcanic opaque-rich placer sand. Lapita sherd.
Volcanic placer. Medium opaque inclusions. Lapita sherd.