Fabric Code: tpr242

Vanikolo-Tikopia opaque-rich

Iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric).

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 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 4 0 0 3 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_52_13 Tikopia (Tikopia) Vanikolo, Banks or Santo 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_52_14 Vanikoro (Santa Cruz) Vanikolo, Banks or Santo 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_52_13

Tik_48_12 Tik_48_12
Sherd Tik-48-12 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_52_13 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric).


WD_52_14

VanikoroTP81 VanikoroTP81
Sherd TP81 from Vanikoro (Santa Cruz). Slide WD_52_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.

Iron oxide opaques, plagioclase and volcanic rock fragments (hyalopilitic-pilotaxitic and glassy vitric).


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)