Slide: WD_108_1

Exotic Marquesan sherd. Poorly sorted, subrounded to subangular, fine- to coarse-grained sand temper of probable fluvial origin.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr171 - Rewa Delta orogen

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 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert

Images

HaatuatuaMNI_23b HaatuatuaMNI_23b
Sherd MNI-23b from Ha'atuatua (Nuku Hiva). Slide WD_108_1 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: MNI-23b

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Ha'atuatua (Nuku Hiva)

Suspected origin site:

References:

120 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas 1995 (Dickinson, W.)

142 Nasilai, Rewa Delta, Viti Levu, Fiji 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

172 Natunuku Viti Lefu, Fiji (Dickinson, W.)

176 Karobo, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)

188 Viti Levu, Fiji, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)