Slide: SB_2_43

Hornblende, biotite temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr348 - Kadavu hornblendic

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 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic

Images

Lakeba_2v43 Lakeba_2v43
Sherd 196_12_B1 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_2_43 from Best 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: 196_12_B1

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Lakeba (Lakeba)

Suspected origin site: Kadavu

References:

Best 1984 Lakeba: the Prehistory of a Fijian Island. PhD Thesis University of Auckland (Best, S)