Slide: WD_57_8

A pyroxene-rich (plagioclase-poor and lithic-poor) placer. Stream origin.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr222 - Erromango olivine placer

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 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic

Images

Ifo62_4 Ifo62_4
Sherd 62-4 from Ifo (Erromango). Slide WD_57_8 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: 62-4

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Ifo (Erromango)

Suspected origin site: Erromango

References:

147 Erromango, Vanuatu, 1998 (see 177) (Dickinson, W.)

170 Erromango, Vanuatu, Nendo, Santa Cruz group, 1998 (see 177) (Dickinson, W.)

177 Erromango, Vanuatu, correction to 147 and 170, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)