Slide: WD_23_9

Crystal lithic beach sand.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr295a - Samoan ferromagnesian crystal

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
2 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, microlitic

Images

Mulifanua_SU_P18_79 Mulifanua_SU_P18_79
Sherd SU/P18/79 from Mulifanua (Upolu). Slide WD_23_9 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: SU/P18/79

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Mulifanua (Upolu)

Suspected origin site: Samoa

References:

050 Western Samoa 1973 (Dickinson, W.)