Title
Hawaiite
Identifier
HA-11
Description
Hand Sample: Aphanitic light gray hawaiite with inclusions containing numerous vesicles. Inclusions are darker in color with abundant vesicles less than 0.01cm in diameter. The surface of the sample is heavily weathered, resulting in sample's tan color.
Thin Section: Aphanitic groundmass of plagioclase, interstitial glass, and microcrystals of clinopyroxenes.
Date
Sample collected January, 1969
Contributor
Western Minerals
Is Part Of
Volcanic Phenomena Suite - The Hawaiian Islands of Hawaii and Oahu
Spatial Coverage
Kohala Mtn. - Island of Hawaii
2.2 miles east - southeast of Puu o Kawaiwai on road from Kamuela to Hawi
2.2 miles east - southeast of Puu o Kawaiwai on road from Kamuela to Hawi
Number of Thin Sections
1