Fabric Code: tpr284

Exotic Nanumanga pyroxene placer

Pyroxene-rich placer sand temper. Clinopyroxenes.

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 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork
Min 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tuvalu

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_14_16 Nanumanga (Nanumanga) Fiji 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork

WD_14_16

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Sherd 4 from Nanumanga (Nanumanga). Slide WD_14_16 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Pyroxenic rich. Possibly from Vanua Levi Fiji.


References:

181 Nanumanga, Tuvalu, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)