Slide: WD_89_15

Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr207 - Exotic Tonga pyroxenic 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 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric

Images

Nukuleka_6600 Nukuleka_6600
Sherd 6600 from Nukuleka (Tongatapu). Slide WD_89_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: 6600

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Nukuleka (Tongatapu)

Suspected origin site:

References:

272 Nukuleka, Tongatapu, Tonga, 2008 (Dickinson, W.)

275 Nukuleka, Tongatapu, Tonga, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)