Slide: WD_63_13

Lapita red slip. Pyroxenic, probably from Lau.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr364 - Kedekeke 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 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork

Images

Karobo_KORO6 Karobo_KORO6
Sherd KORO-6 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_13 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: KORO-6

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Karobo (Viti Levu)

Suspected origin site: Lau

References:

176 Karobo, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)