Fabric Code: tpr218

Malo pyroxenic

Pyroxene rich with opaque iron oxides.

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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 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Min 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 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_14 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_51_15 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_51_14

Malo347 Malo347
Sherd 347 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_14 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Pyroxene rich with opaque iron oxides.


WD_51_15

Malo178 Malo178
Sherd 178 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_15 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Pyroxene rich with opaque iron oxides.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)