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Hawaiite

A rock classification type
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Name:
for the Isles of Hawaii, USA.
A term originally defined as a variety of olivine-bearing basalt in which the normative plagioclase is oligoclase or andesine.
A sodium-rich trachybasalt where (Na2O-2)>K2O.

They are dark coloured volcanic rocks usually described as basalt without chemical analysis.




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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
5963
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:5963:9

Similar NamesHide

HaiweeiteA valid IMA mineral speciesCa(UO2)2[Si5O12(OH)2] · 6H2O
HawaiitA synonym of Olivine
HowieiteA valid IMA mineral speciesNa(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)12(Si6O17)2(O,OH)10

Classification of HawaiiteHide

Sub-divisions of HawaiiteHide

Pronunciation of HawaiiteHide

Pronunciation:
PlayRecorded byCountry
Jolyon RalphUnited Kingdom

Age distributionHide

Recorded ages:
Phanerozoic : 191 Ma to 0 Ma - based on 11 recorded ages.

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