D'Entrecasteaux Islands

Wikidata ID: Q855297

Lithology and Age: Mesozoic-Cenozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks. High grade paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss. ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 2098223       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1009956

Mindat Loc ID: 226960


Volcanoes:

Goodenough: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Cluster type, Volcanic field.

Iamalele: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Cluster type, Lava dome(s).

Dawson Strait Group: Rhyolite, Cluster type, Volcanic field.

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr447 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 metavolcanic, plutonio
DEntrecasteaux quartzose feldspathic 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 PNG

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