Site: Kapa

Island: Kapa


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
tpr379 0 0 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Vava'u pyroxenic 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga
tpr380 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Vava'u parially placered 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr381 1 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Vava'u lithic 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Tonga
tpr379a 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Vava'u opaque 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_71_14 tpr379a (Vava'u opaque) Vava'u 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_71_15 tpr381 (Vava'u lithic) Vava'u 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_71_22 tpr381 (Vava'u lithic) Vava'u 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_71_16 tpr379 (Vava'u pyroxenic) Vava'u 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_71_23 tpr379 (Vava'u pyroxenic) Vava'u 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
WD_71_19 tpr380 (Vava'u parially placered) Vava'u 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
WD_71_24 tpr380 (Vava'u parially placered) Vava'u 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
WD_71_21 tpr381 (Vava'u lithic) Kapa 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_71_14

Kapa_K6 Kapa_K6
Sherd K6 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_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.

Plain. Opaque.


WD_71_15

Kapa_K7 Kapa_K7
Sherd K7 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_15 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.

Plain. Lithic.


WD_71_22

Kapa_36_1 Kapa_36_1
Sherd 36-1 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_22 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.

Undecorated Lapitoid sherd. Lithic.


WD_71_16

Kapa_K8 Kapa_K8
Sherd K8 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_16 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.

Plain. Pyroxenic.


WD_71_23

Kapa_36_7 Kapa_36_7
Sherd 36-7 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_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.

Undecorated Lapitoid sherd. Pyroxenic.


WD_71_19

Kapa_K11 Kapa_K11
Sherd K11 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_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.

Plain. Partial pyroxenic.


WD_71_24

Kapa_36_16 Kapa_36_16
Sherd 36-16 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_24 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.

Undecorated Lapitoid sherd. Partial pyroxenic.


WD_71_21

Kapa_56_2 Kapa_56_2
Sherd 56-2 from Kapa (Kapa). Slide WD_71_21 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.

Lapita sherd. Lithic. Glassy predominate.


References:

104 Kapa, Vava'u, Tonga, 1992 (Dickinson, W.)

124 Kapa, Vava'u, Tonga, 1996 (Dickinson, W.)