Slide: WD_69_36

Calcareous.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr378 - Niuatoputapu calcareous

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
6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

Images

Niuatoputapu_III Niuatoputapu_III
Sherd III from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_36 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: III

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu)

Suspected origin site: Niuatoputapu

References:

Archaeological Discoveries on Niuatoputapu Island Tonga (Rodgers, G.)