Choiseul Province

Wikidata ID: Q399063

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

Geonames ID: 7280292       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 7594961

Mindat Loc ID: 126616

brown pot Site has a full slide image.

brown pot Site has an image.

brown pot No images for this site.

Note that to see the 'Geology' layer (layer options in top right corner) you may have to zoom out.

Many fabrics have a range of abundances. The range maximum (top) and minimum (bottom) are shown.

** Has full slide image available.

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
tpr153 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Choiseul calcareous 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomons
tpr501 0 4 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 metavolcanic
Choiseul quartzose feldspathic 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr502 1 1 3 2 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 metavolcanic
Choiseul amphibolic 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr503 1 2 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic
Choiseul amphibole feldspathic 0 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr504 2 1 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 metavolcanic
Choiseul amphibolic hybrid 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr505 0 2 2 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 na
Exotic Choiseul pyroxenic 0 1 1 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_40_11 tpr153 (Choiseul calcareous) 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_40_11

Tarekukum_CHTAR1 Tarekukum_CHTAR1
Sherd CHTAR1 from Choiseul (Choiseul). Slide WD_40_11 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.

Composed of 90+% calcareous reef detritus, with plagioclase feldspar as the predominant terrigenous grain type.


References:

280 Choiseul, Solomon, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)