Slide: WD_70_15

Clinopyroxenic. Distinct from Kedekeke temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr372 - Exotic Nayau 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 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic

Images

Nayau_FS_88_8 Nayau_FS_88_8
Sherd FS-88-8 from Nayau (Nayau). Slide WD_70_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: FS-88-8

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Nayau (Nayau)

Suspected origin site: Lakeba

References:

230 Nayau, Aiwa, Lau Group, Fiji, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)