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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Max | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
Min | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Tonga |
Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD_91_16 | Nanggu (Nendö) | exotic | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic |
WD_89_8 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_12 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_16 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_15 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_1 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_14 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_21 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_18 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_19 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric | |
WD_89_27 | Nukuleka (Tongatapu) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
Placer quartose pyroxenic with opaque iron oxides.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sands. Moderately to well sorted aggregates of dominantly subangular to partly subrounded grains, and are inferred to be beach placers (calcareous) clinopyroxene, plagioclase, and quartz.mineral (pyroxene dacite) and exclusively volcanic rock fragments. some sherds have hornblende
6893 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.
Pyroxenic placer sand temper interpreted as exotic to Nukuleka.