Slide: WD_105_2

Pyroxene-rich placer sand, placer black sand formed by intensive reworking of volcanic debris.clinopyroxene grains, Plagioclase feldspars and volcanic rock fragments.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr173 - Taumako pyroxenic placer

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
0	0	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic

Images

taumako_78_313 — Sherd 78-313 from Taumako (Taumako). Slide WD_105_2 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.

taumako_78_313 — Sherd 78-313 from Taumako (Taumako). Slide WD_105_2 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.

Sherd: 78-313

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Taumako (Taumako)

Suspected origin site: Taumako

References:

077, 78, 79 Taumako, Solomon - Appendix 6 (see WRD Rept 269) (Dickinson, W.)