Slide: WD_48_25

Volcanic sand, brown vitric.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr256 - Banks volcanic

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 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

Images

Banks18 Banks18
Sherd 18 from Pakea Islet (Kwakea). Slide WD_48_25 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: 18

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Pakea Islet (Kwakea)

Suspected origin site: Banks

References:

261 Banks, Vanuatu, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)

137 Banks Island, Vanuatu 1997 (Dickinson, W.)