Fabric Code: tpr348d

Kadavu augite andesite

Augite andesite or basalt. From Astrolabe islets.

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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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_64_2 Yaukuvelevu (Yaukuvelevu) Yaukuvelevu 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric

WD_64_2

Kadavu_YL3 Kadavu_YL3
Sherd YL3 from Yaukuvelevu (Yaukuvelevu). Slide WD_64_2 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Augite andesite.


References:

284 Kadavu, Fiji, 2010 (Dickinson, W.)