Fabric Code: tpr166

Santa Cruz hybrid lithic

Calcareous and volcanic rock fragments dominent, augitic clinopyroxene, minor opaque iron oxide grains and olivine grains, and rare hornblende grains are also present.

Sites:

Mineral and Rock Abundances

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%

Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
Min 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_84_1 Reef (Reef) Nendo 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
WD_84_7 Reef (Reef) Nendo 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic

WD_84_1

RF2_145_2 RF2_145_2
Sherd RF2-145-2 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_1 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.

Hybrid lithic sand temper with calcareous grains.


WD_84_7

RF2_158 RF2_158
Sherd RF2-158 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_7 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.

Hybrid lithic sand temper with ghost vacuoles.


References:

289 Reef Islands, Nendo, Santa Cruz group, Solomon (Dickinson, W.)