Site: Beqa

Island: Beqa


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
tpr171 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert
Rewa Delta orogen 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fiji
tpr354 0 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, vitric
Beqa feldspathic 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr355 0 0 3 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Beqa placer 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr356 5 0 2 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Beqa hybrid 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_68_11 tpr355 (Beqa placer) Beqa 0 0 1 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_68_12 tpr355 (Beqa placer) Beqa 0 0 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_68_14 tpr355 (Beqa placer) Beqa 0 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_68_17 tpr171 (Rewa Delta orogen) Rewa delta 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, siltstone, argillite, chert, tectonite, quartzite
WD_68_18 tpr171 (Rewa Delta orogen) Rewa Delta 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, siltstone, argillite, chert, tectonite, quartzite
WD_68_19 tpr356 (Beqa hybrid) Beqa 2 0 1 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_66_7 tpr354 (Beqa feldspathic) Beqa 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, vitric
WD_66_9 tpr355 (Beqa placer) Beqa 0 0 3 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_66_19 tpr356 (Beqa hybrid) Beqa 5 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_68_11

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Sherd 65-1 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_11 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.

Placer sand from Beqa.


WD_68_12

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Sherd 65-2 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_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.

Placer with clinopyroxene and opaques.


WD_68_14

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Sherd 65-4 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_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.

Low opaque clinproxene placer.


WD_68_17

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Sherd 65-7 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_17 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.

Viti Levu temper.


WD_68_18

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Sherd 65-8 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_18 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.

Meta sedimentary, microphaneritic temper.


WD_68_19

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Sherd 65-9 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_19 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.

Hybrid temper.


WD_66_7

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Sherd KULU-1A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_7 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.

Feldspathic.


WD_66_9

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Sherd KULU-4A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_9 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.

Plain sherd. Pyroxenic placer.


WD_66_19

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Sherd UGA-A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_19 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.

Water jar, post-Lapita.


References:

143 Beqa, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

161 Kulu Bay, Beqa, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

188 Viti Levu, Fiji, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)