Fabric Code: tpr217

Malo feldspathic

Dominantly plagioclase, some pyroxene, partly crystalline volcanic rock fragments, some volcanic glass. From Santo, beach sand.

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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 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Min 0 0 4 2 1 1 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_51_16 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_51_17 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_51_18 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_51_16

Malo302 Malo302
Sherd 302 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_16 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.

Dominantly plagioclase, some pyroxene, partly crystalline volcanic rock fragments, some volcanic glass.


WD_51_17

Malo213 Malo213
Sherd 213 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_17 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.

Feldspar rich.


WD_51_18

Malo36 Malo36
Sherd 36 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_18 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.

Dominantly plagioclase, some pyroxene, partly crystalline volcanic rock fragments, some volcanic glass, some calcareous.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)