Slide: WD_72_19

Gabbro fragments.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr437 - Eua gabbroic

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 3 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, plutonite, vitric

Images

Eua3 Eua3
Sherd Eua3 from ‘Anatu (‘Eua). Slide WD_72_19 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: Eua3

None

Ware/Period: Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) (None)

Site: ‘Anatu (‘Eua)

Suspected origin site: Eua

References:

119 Eua, Tonga, 1995 (Dickinson, W.)