Slide: WD_61_23

Dissected orogen temper from Viti Levu.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr341 - Exotic Natunuku quartzose

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 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, siltstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic

Images

Natunuka_96_4b Natunuka_96_4b
Sherd 94-4B from Natunuku (Viti Levu). Slide WD_61_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: 94-4B

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Natunuku (Viti Levu)

Suspected origin site: South eastern Viti Levu

References:

172 Natunuku Viti Lefu, Fiji (Dickinson, W.)