Fabric Code: tpr341d

Sigatoka quartzose D

Local, dissected orogen temper.

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 2 3 4 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
Min 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
FP_1_26 Sigatoka (Viti Levu) Sigatoka 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_66_23 Karobo (Viti Levu) Sigatoka 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_60_10 Sigatoka (Viti Levu) Sigatoka 0 2 3 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, quartzite, chert, argilliitic, siltstone
WD_59_2 Sigatoka (Viti Levu) Sigatoka 0 2 3 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_59_19 Sigatoka (Viti Levu) Sigatoka 0 2 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_59_23 Sigatoka (Viti Levu) Sigatoka 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 microlitic, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic

FP_1_26

Sigatoka_45a_26 Sigatoka_45a_26
Sherd 45a-26 from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide FP_1_26 from Petchey Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Indigenous Sigatoka sherds. Feldspars include K-feldspars as well as plagioclase. 1973 excavated samples.


WD_66_23

Karobo_KARO2 Karobo_KARO2
Sherd KORO-2 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_66_23 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.

Possibly from Sigatoka (also sherd possibly collected from Sigatoka). Leaf-impressed sherd.


WD_60_10

Sigatoka_VL98_9 Sigatoka_VL98_9
Sherd VL-98-9 from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_60_10 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.

Sigatoka temper.


WD_59_2

check_20_6 check_20_6
Sherd 20-6 from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_59_2 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.

Sigatoka quartzose D.


WD_59_19

Sigatoka_14A_16 Sigatoka_14A_16
Sherd 14A-16 from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_59_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.

Sigatoka quratzose D.


WD_59_23

Sigatoka_14C_24 Sigatoka_14C_24
Sherd 14C-24 from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_59_23 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.

Sigatoka quartzose D.


References:

190 Dissected orogen tempers, Viti Levu, Fiji 1999 (Dickinson, W.)