Slide: WD_66_6

Pyroxenic-rich with clinopyroxene. Possibly from Vaga Bay on Beqa due to hornblendes.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr357 - Exotic Ugaga pyribole-rich

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 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric

Images

Ugaga_UGA8 Ugaga_UGA8
Sherd UGA-8 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_6 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-8

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Ugaga (Ugaga)

Suspected origin site: Vaga Bay

References:

163 Ugaga, Beqa, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)