Slide: WD_108_2

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 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert

Images

Haatuatua85_1271 Haatuatua85_1271
Sherd 85-1271 from Ha'atuatua (Nuku Hiva). Slide WD_108_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: 85-1271

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.)