Slide: WD_73_8

Lapita sherd. Has olivine. Has Py index 0.88.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr426 - Haapi placer

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
2 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric

Images

Uiha_4_4_14 Uiha_4_4_14
Sherd 4-14 from Vaipuna (‘Uiha). Slide WD_73_8 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: 4-14

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Vaipuna (‘Uiha)

Suspected origin site: Ha'apai

References:

121 Vaipuna, 'Uiha, Ha'apai, Tonga, 1996 (Dickinson, W.)