Slide: WD_105_5

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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

Images

taumako_78_106 taumako_78_106
Sherd 78-106 from Taumako (Taumako). Slide WD_105_5 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: 78-106

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.)