Site: Nanumanga

Island: Nanumanga


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
tpr283 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork
Exotic Nanumanga hybrid 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tuvalu
tpr284 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork
Exotic Nanumanga pyroxene placer 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tuvalu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_14_16 tpr284 (Exotic Nanumanga pyroxene placer) Fiji 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork
WD_14_14 tpr283 (Exotic Nanumanga hybrid) Fiji 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork

WD_14_16

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Sherd 4 from Nanumanga (Nanumanga). Slide WD_14_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.

Pyroxenic rich. Possibly from Vanua Levi Fiji.


WD_14_14

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Sherd 2 from Nanumanga (Nanumanga). Slide WD_14_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.

Calcareous hybrid. Possibly from Fiji.


References:

181 Nanumanga, Tuvalu, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)