Slide: WD_73_12

Intermediate pyroxenic.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr433 - Tungua partially 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
3 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic

Images

Tungua_39_2 Tungua_39_2
Sherd 39-2 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_12 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: 39-2

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Tungua (Tungua)

Suspected origin site: Ha'apai

References:

037 Vava'u, Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Tonga 1972 (Dickinson, W.)