Slide: WD_66_15

Hybrid quartzose. Exotic to Ugaga, possibly from Udu, Vanua Levu.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr358 - Exotic Ugaga 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
5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic

Images

Ugaga_1158 Ugaga_1158
Sherd UGA-1158 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_15 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: UGA-1158

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Ugaga (Ugaga)

Suspected origin site: Udu, Vanua Levu

References:

188 Viti Levu, Fiji, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)