Slide: FL_1_78

Calcareous reef debris hybrid.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr210 - Pohnpei hybrid

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%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
5 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, lathwork

Images

NanMadol_173_93 NanMadol_173_93
Sherd 173-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_78 from Foss 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.

Sherd: 173-93

None

Ware/Period: East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) (Q137610679)

Site: Nan Madol (Pohnpei)

Suspected origin site: Pohnpei

References:

108 Pohnpei, Caroline, 1993 (Dickinson, W.)