CHAPTER XXI

THE VOLCANIC ROCKS OF VANUA LEVU (_continued_)

THE ACID ANDESITES, TRACHYTES, QUARTZ-PORPHYRIES.

The Hornblende-Andesites of Fiji, 293.—Occurrence of Dacites in Fiji,

294.—Suggestion of “felsitic andesite” as a rock-name, 295.—The Acid

Andesites of Vanua Levu, 295.—The Hypersthene-Andesites, 296.—The

Hornblende-Hypersthene-Andesites, 298.—The Quartz-Andesites or

Dacites, 302.—Tabular comparison of the Acid Andesites, 304.—The

characters of the Rhombic Pyroxene, 306.—Magmatic Paramorphism,

306.—The Oligoclase Trachytes, 308.—Quartz-Porphyries and Rhyolitic

rocks, 309

_Pages_ 293-311

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