Slide: WD_60_1

Pyroxenic, possibly from Navua Delta.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr342 - Exotic Sigatoka pyroxenic

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 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork

Images

Sigatoka_VL98_5 Sigatoka_VL98_5
Sherd VL-98-5 from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_60_1 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: VL-98-5

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Sigatoka (Viti Levu)

Suspected origin site: Navua Delta

References:

189 Sigatoka, Viti Levu, Fiji 1999 (Dickinson, W.)