Title
Alkalic Olivine Basalt
Identifier
HA-10
Description
Hand Sample: Aphanitic, light gray alkalic olivine basalt. Sample contains abundant feldspar phenocrysts ranging in diameter from 0.1cm to 0.9cm in length. Phenocrysts are generally blocky in shape. Occasional vesicles throughout sample ranging in diameter from 0.05cm to 0.3cm.
Thin Section: Groundmass of plagioclase grains. Large plagioclase and feldspar phenocrysts are abundant throughout sample. Some vesicles present in thin section.
Date
Sample collected January, 1969
Contributor
Western Minerals
Is Part Of
Volcanic Phenomena Suite - The Hawaiian Islands of Hawaii and Oahu
Spatial Coverage
Kohala Mt. - Island of Hawaii
Sample collected 0.9miles East of Puu o Kawaiwai on road from Kamuola to Hawi.
Sample collected 0.9miles East of Puu o Kawaiwai on road from Kamuola to Hawi.