Site: ‘Aoa Valley

Island: Tutuila


Fabrics:

None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%

Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr294 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
Samoan colluvium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Samoa
tpr290a 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Samoan crushed microlitic lithic 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Samoa
tpr295 0 0 1 5 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Samoan ferromagnesian beach 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Samoa
tpr293a 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic
Samoan felsitic trachytic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Samoa

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_25_14 tpr294 (Samoan colluvium) Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, lathwork
WD_25_11 tpr293a (Samoan felsitic trachytic) Samoa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic
WD_22_23 tpr294 (Samoan colluvium) Samoa 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_22_12 tpr290a (Samoan crushed microlitic lithic) Samoa 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric
WD_22_13 tpr290a (Samoan crushed microlitic lithic) Samoa 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_14 tpr290a (Samoan crushed microlitic lithic) Samoa 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_15 tpr290a (Samoan crushed microlitic lithic) Samoa 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_18 tpr290a (Samoan crushed microlitic lithic) Samoa 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic

WD_25_14

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Sherd AS4 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_25_14 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Weathered.


WD_25_11

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Sherd AS15 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_25_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Trachytic.


WD_22_23

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Sherd AS7 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_22_23 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Vacuoles suggest the past presence of calcareous inclusions.


WD_22_12

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Sherd AS1 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_22_12 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Basaltic temper.


WD_22_13

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Sherd AS2 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_22_13 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Crushed rock temper.


WD_22_14

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Sherd AS3 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_22_14 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Basaltic lithic temper.


WD_22_15

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Sherd AS12 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_22_15 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Basaltic lithic temper.


WD_22_18

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Sherd AS16 from ‘Aoa Valley (Tutuila). Slide WD_22_18 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Basaltic.


References:

112 'Aoa Valley, Tutuila, American Samoa 1994 (Dickinson, W.)