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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, plutonite |
| Min | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Fiji |
Representative slides:
| Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_54_23 | Navatu (Viti Levu) | Viti Levu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, plutonite |
| WD_54_25 | Navatu (Viti Levu) | Viti Levu | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, |
| WD_54_7 | Navatu (Viti Levu) | Viti Levu | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic |
WD_54_23
Basaltic sand temper derived from bedrock of the Pliocene Ba Volcanic Group; Indigenous temper to Viti Levu.
WD_54_25
Punctate sherd with finger-impressed rim; Pyroxenic temper sand that is partially- to fully-placered.
WD_54_7
Partially placered.