Slide: WD_52_9

Volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric) and iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and pyroxenes.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr243 - Vanikolo-Tikopia lithic

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

Images

Vanikoro5_20 Vanikoro5_20
Sherd 5-20 from Vanikoro (Santa Cruz). Slide WD_52_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: 5-20

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Vanikoro (Santa Cruz)

Suspected origin site: Vanikolo, Banks or Santo

References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)