Slide: WD_57_12

Sand temper in which plagioclase and clinopyroxene mineral grains and lithic fragments of microlitic to vitric andesitic rock are the prominent grain types. some clasts are skeletal calcareous grains of modern reef derivation (well sorted and subrounded).

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr213 - Santo beach

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

Images

SantoSAN3 SantoSAN3
Sherd SAN3 from Santo (Santo). Slide WD_57_12 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: SAN3

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Santo (Santo)

Suspected origin site: Santo

References:

259 Santo, Vanuatu, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)