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Savai'i Island, Samoa i
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Savai'i Island Island
Samoa Country

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Savai'i Island	Island
Samoa	Country

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Locality type:

Island

Age:

5.0 to 0.03 ± 0.01 Ma

Geologic Time:

Cenozoic

Dating method:

Ar/Ar and K-Ar

Reference for age:

Koppers et al. 2008; McDougall, 2010

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Asau	6,643 (2013)
Safotu	1,207 (2017)
Gataivai	1,141 (2012)
Sapapali’i	877 (2012)
Sili	868 (2012)
Samalaeulu	789 (2006)

Other Languages:

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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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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Nepheline

5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Aegirine-augite

Formula: (Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)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

ⓘ Anorthite

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite

Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Aegirine-augite	9.DA.20	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Anorthite	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	var. Labradorite	9.FA.35	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Na	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Fe_e³⁺Al_fFe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)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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