Site: Sasoa’a

Island: Upolu


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
tpr295 0 0 1 5 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Samoan ferromagnesian beach 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Samoa
tpr290b 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Samoan crushed lathwork lithic 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Samoa
tpr293b 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric
Samoan microlitic trachytic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Samoa

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
FL_1_51 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_50 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_29 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_26 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_27 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Upolu 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, vitric
WD_25_8 tpr293b (Samoan microlitic trachytic) Samoa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, lathwork
WD_23_21 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Samoa 0 0 1 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork
WD_23_22 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Samoa 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_22_10 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Samoa 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, lathwork

FL_1_51

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Sherd AH-435 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_51 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Thick coares sherd. Basaltic.


FL_1_50

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Sherd AH-464 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_50 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Basaltic.


FL_1_29

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Sherd AH-399 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_29 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Thin fine sherd. Basaltic.


FL_1_26

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Sherd AH-391 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_26 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Thin fine sherd. Basaltic.


FL_1_27

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Sherd AH-421 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_27 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Crystal.


WD_25_8

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Sherd 25-4 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide WD_25_8 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.

Trachytic.


WD_23_21

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Sherd 25-8 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide WD_23_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.

Ferromagnetic.


WD_23_22

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Sherd 25-10 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide WD_23_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.

Ferromagnetic.


WD_22_10

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Sherd 25-1 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide WD_22_10 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.

Crushed rock.


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