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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
tpr221 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, vitric, microlitic |
Erromango feldspathic non-placer | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Vanuatu |
tpr222 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, vitric, microlitic |
Erromango olivine placer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Vanuatu |
Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD_57_6 | tpr221 (Erromango feldspathic non-placer) | Erromango | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, vitric, microlitic |
WD_57_5 | tpr221 (Erromango feldspathic non-placer) | Erromango | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, lathwork, microlitic, limeclast |
WD_57_8 | tpr222 (Erromango olivine placer) | Erromango | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, vitric, microlitic |
62-2 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Plagioclase-rich non-placer temper. Stream origin. Non-Lapita.
Lapita sherd. Plagioclase-rich non-placer. Calcareous grains appear to be reworked limeclasts, rather than modern reef detritus. Stream origin.
A pyroxene-rich (plagioclase-poor and lithic-poor) placer. Stream origin.