Fabric Code: tpr245

Tikopia calcareous

Calcareous from fringing reef, some plagioclase and rock fragments (Kikiware).

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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 6 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 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_88_2 Tikopia (Tikopia) Tikopia 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_88_2

Tikopia48_6 Tikopia48_6
Sherd 48-6 from Tikopia (Tikopia). Slide WD_88_2 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.

Tikopia calcareous.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)