larly crystal rich; again indicati ng that future volcanism on Savo is likely to be explosive in style. Inhabitants of Save,. Honiara. and other neighbouring islands.
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Geological mapping, technical support, and human resource development
M ike Petterson Edinburgh
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Solomon Islands proving to be a stro ng incentive to min era i exploration , and is also currently being used for water resource and engi neering developments as well as e nvironmental st udies. Th e latest mapping project (1990 - 19(5) has resulted in the prod uc tion of a series of maps at 1: 50 000 scale. together with "mailer scale map" and two memoirs (geo log y and economic geology) of north and central Mala ita. Malaita is part icularly important scientifically as it is
