Slide: WD_10_5

Probably 44_1.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr43 - Yap hybrid metavolcanic

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
6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic

Images

lamotrek11_33236 lamotrek11_33236
Sherd 11-33236 from Lamotrek (Lamotrek). Slide WD_10_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: 11-33236

None

Ware/Period: West Carolines Calcareous/Volcanic Sand (3000 - 600 BP) (Q137588785)

Site: Lamotrek (Lamotrek)

Suspected origin site: Yap

References:

069 Central Caroline 1977 (Dickinson, W.)