Site: Tobi

Island: Tobi


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
tpr273 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 na
Exotic Tobi quartz-feldspar 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Carolines

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_13_18 tpr273 (Exotic Tobi quartz-feldspar) non-Micronesia 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_13_19 tpr273 (Exotic Tobi quartz-feldspar) non-Micronesia 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 na

WD_13_18

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Sherd Tobi1 from Tobi (Tobi). Slide WD_13_18 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.

Non-Micronesian, quartz with feldspars that include potassium feldspars. Has biotite and muscovite. Could be from Halmahera, PNG, Waigeo or elsewhere.


WD_13_19

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Sherd Tobi1b from Tobi (Tobi). Slide WD_13_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.

Non-Micronesian, quartz with feldspars that include potassium feldspars. Has biotite and muscovite. Could be from Halmahera, PNG, Waigeo or elsewhere.


References:

217, Tobi 2002 (Dickinson, W.)