Savai'i

Wikidata ID: Q337519

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic mafic-intermediate volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 4035036       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009046

Mindat Loc ID: 405508


Volcanoes:

Savaii: Basalt / Picro-Basalt, Shield type, Shield.

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr289 ** 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Savaii basaltic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Samoa

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_25_20 tpr289 (Savaii basaltic) Samoa Samoa Polynesian Plainware (2500 - 1700 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic

WD_25_20

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Sherd 7 from Pulemelei (Savai'i). Slide WD_25_20 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.

Basaltic rock.


References:

251 Pulemelei, Savai'I, Samoa, 2005 (Dickinson, W.)