Slide: WD_96_3

Calcite shells.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr417 - Ryukyu calcareous

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
6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

Images

Ryukyus_21_a Ryukyus_21_a
Sherd RYU-21 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_3 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: RYU-21

None

Site: Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu)

Suspected origin site: Ryukyu

References:

048 Ryukyu 1972 (Dickinson, W.)