Slide: WD_57_23

Sand temper in which plagioclase and clinopyroxene mineral grains and lithic fragments of microlitic to vitric andesitic rock are the prominent grain types. (moderately to poorly sorted and subangular).

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr214 - Santo stream

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

Images

SantoSAN6 SantoSAN6
Sherd SAN6 from Santo (Santo). Slide WD_57_23 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: SAN6

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Santo (Santo)

Suspected origin site: Santo

References:

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