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Apatite from
Moiliili Quarry, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Nepheline1 photo of Apatite associated with Nepheline at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moiliili Quarry, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:521975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:521975:9
GUID (UUID V4):ab13a984-a762-4a3f-9092-4562ab1cdff6
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
zeolitesin a nephelite-melilite basalt exposedin a quarry near lfonolulu has been known since 1900, when...published his acccjunt of the geology of the island of Oahu. The s.pmgy9i4s were mentioned by.Whitman Cross...1930 when Professor Eakle upon his retirement to Honolulu made full collections of material from the crystal...investigating these collections at the University of Hawaii, and it is to this work that he referred in a letter...collection: MoiliiH quarry, referred to above. This lies within the city limits of Honolulu about one half
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Science and Technology University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 edecarlo@soest.hawaii.edu T...7192 Kalanianaole Highway Suite A143A-103, Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 bryan@bluecapproductions.com he Hawaiian...highlight some of the important mineral resources of Hawaii and their locations and accessibility, presenting...context. Figure 1. Kaena quarry, viewed from the Kealia Trail, Mokuleia, Oahu. Eric Heinen De Carlo photo...courtesy of John Smith, Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, University of Hawaii at Manoa; ages courtesy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0 1 2 3 HONOLULU SERIES BASALTS PYROCLASTICS VENTS 27 •MOKOLEA ROCK 21 MANANA HONOLULU HANAUMA...OF SOUTHEASTERN OAHU Showing locations and names of vents and lavas of the Honolulu series. HEAD After...vent) 21 Manana (Rabbit) Island 22 Maunawili 23 Mauumae 24 Moiliili quarry 25 "Mokapu" north outcrop...Crater GEOLOGY OF SOUTHEASTERN OAHU TABLE 2.—Geochronology of Oahu TERTIARY Waianae dome growth and...interval Lualualei (—1800-foot) stand (evidence on Oahu) MIDDLE (?) AND LATE PLEISTOCENE Mahana (1200-foot)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Magma: the Olivine-Melilite-Nephelinite at Moiliili, Oahu, Hawaii J.F.G. Wilkinson and A.J. Stolz Department...olivine-melilite-nephelinite at Moiliili, a representative of the Honolulu Volcanic Series, experienced...and enriched in Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb and Ba. The Moiliili fractionation sequence confirms the lowpressure...pegmatoids in the Moiliili quarry, at the seaward edge of the University of Hawaii campus, Honolulu. This flow...Sugarloaf cone, approximately 3 km north of the quarry, spreading out on the floor of Manoa Valley t o
Report (issue)
............................................ . Island of ](u.uai .............................................................................. . Island of Oahu .................................................................... __ . Hock :from quarry near Moiliili Chmch ................................................................................ . Island of Molokai ................................................. : .............................. . Island of Maui ............................... __ ...
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
melting and/or elimination of Ti-amphibole (and apatite) at temperatures close to Tiamphibole Iherzolite...volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea on the island of Hawaii provide excellent data bases for evaluating...olivine-cIinopyroxene-Ca-plagiocIase-ilmenitetitanomagnetite-apatite assemblages, with orthopyroxene also a common phase...composition of 33 'tholeiitcs' from Koolau volcano, Oahu (the average includes some analyses of tholeiitic...the dunite xenoliths in Honolulu Volcanics in the tholeiitic Koolau shield, Oahu (Sen & Presnall, 1986)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1986 Petrology of volcanic rocks from Kaula Island, Hawaii Implications for the origin of Hawaiian phonolites...Grooms 1 * 1 Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA 2 Earth, Atmospheric...Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Abstract. A compositionally diverse suite of volcanic...accidental blocks in the palagonitic tuff of Kaula Island. The Kaula phonolites are the only documented phonolites...anorthoclase, 14% olivine, 4% titanomagnetite and 1% apatite, leaving a 16% derivative liquid. The nephelinites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
groundmass together with subordinate perovskite, apatite and calcite. In the two youngest volcanic episodes... groundmass with sphene, titanomagnetite and apatite. Some latite dykes cross-cut the granitic basement...(between A and B) and tholeiites (below B). Eifel and Honolulu data from Mertes and Schmincke (1975) and Clague...to those in other alkaline suites such as Honolulu, Hawaii (Clague and Frey, 1982) or European melilitites...and Schmincke, 1985; Worner et aI., 1986) and Honolulu volcanics (Clague and Frey, 1982; Stille et aI
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phenocrysts with smaller phenocrysts of melilite, apatite and magnetite. A related rock from the Cameroons... 147). Olivine nephelinite, Lughrata, Flinders Island, Australia. D. H. Green unpublished data Basanitc...University). Melilite olivine nephelinite, Moiliili Quarry, Honolulu. Melilite olivine ncphelinitc, Uvalde...Texas. Olivine nephelinite, dyke in the Pali. Honolulu (Yoder and Tilley, Jour. Petrol. vol. 3, 1962...crystallisation relations of Kilauea basalts of Hawaii. The l a w of the 1959-60 Kilauea Eruption. Earth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Heterogeneity of the Sugarloaf Melilite Nephelinite Flow, Honolulu Volcanics, Hawai‘i David A. Clague, Frederick...Heterogeneity of the Sugarloaf Melilite Nephelinite Flow, Honolulu Volcanics, Hawai‘i, Geochimica et Cosmochimica...Heterogeneity of the Sugarloaf Melilite Nephelinite Flow, Honolulu Volcanics, Hawai‘i 4 5 David A. Clague (corresponding...Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, HI 15 16 Shichun Huang 17 Department of Geoscience...35 rejuvenated-stage volcanism on O‘ahu, the Honolulu Volcanics. The flow ponded in 36 Mānoa Valley
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
African Rift, as well as in oceanic island settings (e.g., Hawaii), are other potential targets for this...and the Eifel (Germany), as well as in oceanic island settings (e.g., Winchell, 1947; Demant et al.,...consists of augite, nepheline, Ti-rich magnetite, and apatite with phenocrysts of augite (up to 1 cm) distributed...stated otherwise). Prw02 is from the Grauley lava quarry (Hillesheim, UTM 32U 334215 5571976); alternative...magnetite (showing exsolution lamellae of ilmenite), apatite and melilite. Minor phases overgrowing the main
Book
have formed, and are still forming, the Hawaiian island chain. This book is not a highly tech¬ nical treatise...active volcano is still adding acreage to the island of Hawaii; an eruption in the summer of 1969 sent a...known on earth have op¬ erated to some extent in Hawaii. Detailed here are not only the dramatic effects...irl & Sea Volcanoes the Sea THE GEOLOGY OF HAWAII Gordon A. Macdonald and Agatin T. Abbott ILLINOIS...COLLEGE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER HONOLULU UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESS 1970 ’ll *0 O' c 3*1 //
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of lavas from Mt. Nyiragongo, East Africa and Oahu, Hawaii (e.g., Denaeyer et al., 1965; Wilkinson & Stolz...(e.g., mid-ocean ridge basalts, oceanic island basalts, island arc basalts) (e.g., Holmes & Harwood, 1937;...kalsilite, clinopyroxene, magnetite, perovskite, apatite, calcite augite, melilite, Tfi-clinopyroxene, olivine...Ti-clinopyroxene, melilite, magnetite, apatite nepheline, melilite, apatite, diopside, opaque (?), calcite nepheline...clinopyroxenes, apatite, opaque (?) nepheline, leucite, melilite, clinopyroxene, apatite, opaque (?) SiO2
Book
nephelinite tuff (35,000 years old) at Koko Crater, Oahu, Hawaii, consists of a top zone (up to 12 meters thick)...nodules, on the South Indian Ridge, east of Kerguelen Island, in the Indian Ocean (Mohapatra and Sahoo, 1987)...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...heated by the molten flow. Many volcanic flows in Hawaii and Washington (in the U.SA) and Iceland, show...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland.
Book
nephelinite tuff (35,000 years old) at Koko Crater, Oahu, Hawaii, consists of a top zone (up to 12 meters thick)...nodules, on the South Indian Ridge, east of Kerguelen Island, in the Indian Ocean (Mohapatra and Sahoo, 1987)...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...heated by the molten flow. Many volcanic flows in Hawaii and Washington (in the U.SA) and Iceland, show...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
O) suggest a common, slightly enriched ‘‘ocean-island-basalt-type’’ or enriched Iceland plume mantle...melilitolites. They are composed of euhedral perovskite, apatite and primary phlogopite, +/) clinopyroxene and anhedral...clinopyroxene (diopsidic), Phl phlogopite, Ap apatite, Pv perovskite, Sp spinel, Mt magnetite, Mel melilite...thick dark layers consist of euhedral perovskite, apatite and phlogopite (minor) and magnetite enclosed in...magnetite mass, which encloses euhedral perovskite and apatite. The dark layers are separated by light to honey-coloured
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phenocrysts in olivine-melilite nephelinites from Oahu. They note an increase in normative wo in the residual...K)/A1 ~ 1. The olivine-melilite nephelinites of Oahu, which have about 11% MgO and 250 ppm Ni, commonly...numbers. (2) Let Fe'=Fe+Mn; N a ' = N a + K (3) Ap (apatite) = P/3; Ca = C a - 5 x Ap (4) Us (ulvospinel) =...geochemistry of the Honolulu volcanics, Oahu: Implications for the oceanic mantle below Hawaii. J Petrol 23...Geol 52: 24-52 Strong DF (1972) Petrology of the island of Moheli, western Indian Ocean. Geol Soc Am Bull
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
haüyne– sodalite, Ca-rich nepheline, leucite, apatite–britholite and accessory phases (mainly pyrochlore)...haüyne–sodalite, néphéline calcique, leucite, apatite–britholite et des phases accessoires (surtout le...(Fe), Cr2O3 (Cr), rhodonite (Mn), orthoclase (K), apatite (P), fluorite (F), barite (Ba), strontianite (Sr)...groundmass with, in addition, melilite, haüyne, apatite, magnetite, leucite and nepheline. Our further...clinopyroxene as the first liquidus phase, followed by apatite, magnetite, melilite, haüyne, leucite, and then
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the following species: nosean, melilite, per- apatite and calcite. Other studies carried out on ovskite...plate and that the three strato-volcanoes on Bioko Island (Deruelle etal., 1990) and Mt Cameroon (Deruelle...M2 N4 Phenocryjts Magnetite 30 Perovskite Apatite 0-1 Ollvine 4-9 288 1-6 3-1 59 2-1 0-9 ...1-5 2 1 34-1 370 Microlltos Magnetite 0-4 Apatite tr. 0-2 Sphene 1-3 Garnet' Pyroxene 12-5...feldspars (up to 8-5 tain perovskite, Fe—Ti oxides and apatite inclusions. wt % BaO) are common. Small phenocrysts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phlogopite, calcite, perovskite, spinels and apatite. New data on their mineral and chemical compositions...nepheline + melilite ± haüyne and spinels with apatite) form a swarm of subparallel dykes known as the...phlogopite, haüyne, analcime, titanian magnetite, apatite ± glass/plagioclase). First K–Ar data show Oligocene...Hoernle and Schmincke 1993) and in ocean island settings (Hawaii – Wilkinson and Stolz 1983; Maaloe et al...dykes are rare in rift-related settings, e.g., Alnö Island, Sweden (Eckermann 1961), Monteregian Hills, Canada
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Mn), nickel (Ni), orthoclase (K), zircon (Zr), apatite (P), barite (Ba), strontianite (Sr), galena (Pb)...Mg-rich rim, clinohumite and calcite. Olivine, apatite and oxides are microcrystals, in carbonatite SV49...garnet, and minor interstitial titanite, magnetite, apatite and garnet (Fig. 2d). Sample SV9 is mainly composed...and zoned clinopyroxene, with lesser amounts of apatite, titanite and magnetite. Poikilitic garnet is an...(Fe-rich) core and a clear (Mg-rich) rim, clinohumite, apatite, Fe–Ti oxides and rare pyrochlore (Fig. 2h). The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sphene, Ti-magnetite, and, in some specimens, apatite. The amphibole phenocrysts are ferroan pargasite...400 600 800 0 Nb ppm 200 400 600 800 49 Apatite Perovskite Melilitite _ 1.11; 59 _ _ _ 0.732...these constraints. The P-rich phase cannot be apatite on account of its high affinity for REE and Nb...declining P:O5 and TiO2 indicate that small amounts of apatite and sphene and/or magnetite are also involved in...Table 3 indicates that the likely minor phases (apatite, sphene, magnetite) do not have the appropriate
Report (issue)
eventually assumed by what had become the Territory of Hawaii. In 1919, the Territory requested a comprehensive...of the geology and water resources of the entire island chain. One of the main participants in this work...years, Stearns published 12 comprehensive reports (Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletins) covering the...the characteristics of every major Hawaiian island (except Kauai, which was covered in 1960 in volume 13...with authority that “the two active craters of Hawaii [Kīlauea and Mauna Loa] should share equally with
Report (issue)
eventually assumed by what had become the Territory of Hawaii. In 1919, the Territory requested a comprehensive...of the geology and water resources of the entire island chain. One of the main participants in this work...years, Stearns published 12 comprehensive reports (Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletins) covering the...the characteristics of every major Hawaiian island (except Kauai, which was covered in 1960 in volume 13...with authority that “the two active craters of Hawaii [Kīlauea and Mauna Loa] should share equally with
Report (issue)
eventually assumed by what had become the Territory of Hawaii. In 1919, the Territory requested a comprehensive...of the geology and water resources of the entire island chain. One of the main participants in this work...years, Stearns published 12 comprehensive reports (Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletins) covering the...the characteristics of every major Hawaiian island (except Kauai, which was covered in 1960 in volume 13...with authority that “the two active craters of Hawaii [Kīlauea and Mauna Loa] should share equally with
 
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