Site: Vailele

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_23 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_24 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_25 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitiric
FL_1_48 tpr290b (Samoan crushed lathwork lithic) Upolu 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_49 tpr295 (Samoan ferromagnesian beach) Upolu 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric

FL_1_23

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Sherd AH-481 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_23 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.

Oceanic basaltic.


FL_1_24

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Sherd AH-497 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_24 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.

Oceanic basalt.


FL_1_25

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Sherd AH-487 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_25 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.

Olivine basalt.


FL_1_48

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Sherd AH-489 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_48 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.

Brown vitrics.


FL_1_49

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Sherd AH-485 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_49 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.

Twinned pyroxenes.


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