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Savai'i Island, Samoai
Regional Level Types
Savai'i IslandIsland
SamoaCountry

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Locality type:
Age:
5.0 to 0.03 ± 0.01 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Ar/Ar and K-Ar
Reference for age:
Koppers et al. 2008; McDougall, 2010
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Asau6,643 (2013)
Safotu1,207 (2017)
Gataivai1,141 (2012)
Sapapali’i877 (2012)
Sili868 (2012)
Samalaeulu789 (2006)
Other Languages:
French:
Savai'i, Samoa
German:
Savaiʻi, Samoa
Italian:
Savai'i, Samoa
Russian:
Савайи, Самоа
Simplified Chinese:
萨瓦伊岛, 萨摩亚
Spanish:
Savai'i, Samoa
Arabic:
سافاي, ساموا
Basque:
Savai'i, Samoa
Belarusian:
Саваі, Самоа
Bosnian:
Savai'i, Samoa
Cebuano:
Savai'i, Samoa
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
ساڤای, ساموا
Croatian:
Savai'i, Samoa
Czech:
Savai'i, Samoa
Dutch:
Savai'i, Samoa
Egyptian Arabic:
سافاى, ساموا
Esperanto:
Savaii-Insulo, Samoo
Farsi/Persian:
ساوایی, ساموآ
Finnish:
Savai’i, Samoa
Galician:
Savaii, Samoa
Georgian:
სავაი, სამოა
Hill Mari:
Савайи, Самоа
Hungarian:
Savaiʻi, Szamoa
Indonesian:
Savai'i, Samoa
Japanese:
サバイイ島, サモア
Korean:
사바이섬, 사모아
Latin:
Savaii, Samoa
Lithuanian:
Savajas, Samoa
Maori:
Savai'i, Hāmoa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Savai'i Tó, Samoa
Norwegian:
Savai'i, Samoa
Polish:
Savaii, Samoa
Portuguese:
Savai'i, Samoa
Samoan:
Savaii, Sāmoa
Serbian:
Саваи, Самоа
Serbo-Croatian:
Savai'i, Samoa
Slovak:
Savai’i, Samoa
Swedish:
Savaii, Samoa
Thai:
ซาไวอี, ซามัว
Traditional Chinese:
薩瓦伊島, 薩摩亞
Turkish:
Savai'i Adası, Samoa
Ukrainian:
Саваї, Самоа
Urdu:
ساوائی, ساموآ
Veps:
Savaji, Samoa


Dome-shaped island with chains of several hundred volcanic cones distributed across the summit (Kaer et al. 1959)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Reference: Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92. Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2 Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8 Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
KPotassium
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
FeIron
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

Fossils

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References

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Woolley, A. R. (2019). Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. Geological Society of London, p. 531.
Kear, D., Wood, B.L. & Brothers, R.N. 1959. The geology. and hydrology of Western Samoa. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 63, 1-92.
Hedge, C. E., Peterman, Z. F., & Dickinson, W. R. (1972). Petrogenesis of lavas from Western Samoa. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 83(9), 2709-2714. doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[2709:POLFWS]2.0.CO;2
Hawkins Jr, J. W., & Natland, J. H. (1975). Nephelinites and basanites of the Samoan linear volcanic chain: Their possible tectonic significance. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 24(3), 427-439. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(75)90150-8
Wright, E., & White, W. M. (1987). The origin of Samoa: new evidence from Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 81(2-3), 151-162. doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(87)90152-X
Koppers, A. A., Russell, J. A., Jackson, M. G., Konter, J., Staudigel, H., & Hart, S. R. (2008). Samoa reinstated as a primary hotspot trail. Geology, 36(6), 435-438. doi.org/10.1130/G24630A.1
McDOUGALL, I. A. N. (2010). Age of volcanism and its migration in the Samoa Islands. Geological Magazine, 147(5), 705-717. doi.org/10.1017/S0016756810000038

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Wikidata ID:Q337519
GeoNames ID:4035036


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