Slide: FL_1_89

Grog and lithic. Lithics could be naturally part of clay. Higher exposure has brigher XPL.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr493 - Pohnpei grog

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
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 Vitric, lathwork

Images

NanMadol_37_93_2 NanMadol_37_93_2
Sherd 37NM93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_89 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: 37NM93

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Nan Madol (Pohnpei)

Suspected origin site: Pohnpei

References:

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