Slide: WD_72_13

Exotic pyroxenic. Possibly from Tongatapu.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr425 - Exotic Mauke

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 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic

Images

Anaio_501 Anaio_501
Sherd 501 from Mauke (Mauke). Slide WD_72_13 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: 501

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Mauke (Mauke)

Suspected origin site: Tonga

References:

095 Mauke, Cook, 1988 (Dickinson, W.)