Slide: WD_99_9

Calcareous and minor plagioclase feldspar, glassy (brown) volcanic rock fragment.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr45 - Chuuk 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 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

Images

Truk45_6 Truk45_6
Sherd 45-6 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_9 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: 45-6

None

Ware/Period: East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) (Q137610679)

Site: Sapota (Fefan)

Suspected origin site: Chuuk

References:

069 Central Caroline 1977 (Dickinson, W.)