Fabric Code: tpr294d

Samoan basaltic lithic D

Subophitic with minor hyalopilitic. Sand temper derived from olivine basalt sources in subophitic form.

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 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
Min 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Samoa

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_79_19 Tula (Tutuila) Olomoana Mountain Tutuila 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_79_20 Tula (Tutuila) Olomoana Mountain Tutuila 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, microlitic

WD_79_19

Tula_139_15A Tula_139_15A
Sherd 139-15A from Tula (Tutuila). Slide WD_79_19 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.

Subophitic with minor hyalopilitic.


WD_79_20

Tula_161_18F Tula_161_18F
Sherd 161-18F from Tula (Tutuila). Slide WD_79_20 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.

Subophitic with minor hyalopilitic.


References:

298 Tula, Tutuila, American Samoa, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)