Fabric Code: tpr265

Malakula hybrid feldspathic

Calcareous and plagioclase.

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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 4 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Min 2 0 3 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_50_21 Vao (Malakula) Malakula 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic

WD_50_21

Vao381_3 Vao381_3
Sherd 381-3 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_21 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.

Calcareous hybrid.


References:

228 Vao Tempers, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)