Site: Karobo

Island: Viti Levu Lithology: Composite high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Mesozoic-Cenozoic (mafic-intermediate) volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) ) Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2204680 Wikidata ID: None Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

In:

Viti Levu Island Wikidata ID: Q208198

Viti Levu Group Wikidata ID: Q1778643

Fiji Wikidata ID: Q712

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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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr341d	0	2	3	4	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
Sigatoka quartzose D	0	1	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	Fiji
tpr349	0	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert
Karobo quartzose	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	Fiji
tpr353	0	0	2	6	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
Navua pyroxenic	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fiji
tpr359	0	0	3	2	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
Exotic Karobo placer	0	0	3	2	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	Fiji
tpr364	0	0	2	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	lathwork
Kedekeke pyroxenic	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Fiji
tpr497	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Karobo lithic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	Fiji

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_66_20	tpr353 (Navua pyroxenic)	Viti Levu	0	0	1	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
WD_66_23	tpr341d (Sigatoka quartzose D)	Sigatoka	0	1	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_66_24	tpr359 (Exotic Karobo placer)	Viti Levu	0	0	3	2	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
WD_63_15	tpr497 (Karobo lithic)	Karobo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric
WD_63_13	tpr364 (Kedekeke pyroxenic)	Lau	0	0	1	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	lathwork
WD_63_9	tpr349 (Karobo quartzose)	Karobo	0	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic, chert, quartzite, siltstone
WD_63_10	tpr349 (Karobo quartzose)	Karobo	0	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic, chert, quartzite, siltstone
WD_63_11	tpr349 (Karobo quartzose)	Karobo	0	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic, chert, quartzite, siltstone
WD_63_12	tpr349 (Karobo quartzose)	Karobo	0	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic, chert, quartzite, siltstone
WD_63_14	tpr349 (Karobo quartzose)	Karobo	0	4	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic, chert, quartzite, siltstone

WD_66_20

Karobo_KAR_811 — Sherd KAR-811 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_20 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.

Karobo_KAR_811 — Sherd KAR-811 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_20 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.

Possibly from Navua. High pyroxenes.

WD_66_23

Karobo_KARO2 — Sherd KORO-2 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_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.

Karobo_KARO2 — Sherd KORO-2 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_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.

Possibly from Sigatoka (also sherd possibly collected from Sigatoka). Leaf-impressed sherd.

WD_66_24

Karobo_KAR_V2 — Sherd KAR-V2 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_24 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.

Karobo_KAR_V2 — Sherd KAR-V2 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_24 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.

Possibly from Navua.

WD_63_15

Karobo_KORO8 — Sherd KORO-8 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Karobo_KORO8 — Sherd KORO-8 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Parallel impressed, post-Lapita. Sparse corroded lithics.

WD_63_13

Karobo_KORO6 — Sherd KORO-6 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Karobo_KORO6 — Sherd KORO-6 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Lapita red slip. Pyroxenic, probably from Lau.

WD_63_9

Karobo_KORO1 — Sherd KORO-1 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Karobo_KORO1 — Sherd KORO-1 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Double spouted pot, post-Lapita. Local temper.

WD_63_10

Karobo_KORO3 — Sherd KORO-3 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_10 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.

Karobo_KORO3 — Sherd KORO-3 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_10 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.

Post-Lapita diamond impressed.

WD_63_11

Karobo_KORO4 — Sherd KORO-4 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Karobo_KORO4 — Sherd KORO-4 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Post-Lapita parallel impressed. Local temper.

WD_63_12

Karobo_KORO5 — Sherd KORO-5 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Karobo_KORO5 — Sherd KORO-5 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Plain sherd large platter, Post-Lapita.

WD_63_14

Karobo_KORO7 — Sherd KORO-7 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Karobo_KORO7 — Sherd KORO-7 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_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.

Post-Lapita diamond impressed.

References:

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

176 Karobo, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)