Slide: WD_51_16

Dominantly plagioclase, some pyroxene, partly crystalline volcanic rock fragments, some volcanic glass.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr217 - Malo feldspathic

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 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

Images

Malo302 Malo302
Sherd 302 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_16 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: 302

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Malo (Malo)

Suspected origin site: Santo

References:

56 Malo, Vanuatu 1974 (Dickinson, W.)