Slide: WD_63_22

Lapita sherd. Low hornblendes, from Ba volcanics.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr352 - Ra 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 4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

Images

Qaqaruku_73_1_1 Qaqaruku_73_1_1
Sherd 73 1-1 from Qaqaruku rockshelter (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_22 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. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: 73 1-1

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Qaqaruku rockshelter (Viti Levu)

Suspected origin site: Ba volcanics

References:

213 Qawaruku, Ra, Viti Levu, Fiji, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)