Fabric Code: tpr342b

Exotic Sigatoka lithic

Possibly from Yanuca, although lacks hornblendes.

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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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, quartzite, chert, argilliitic, siltstone
Min	0	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	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_60_2	Sigatoka (Viti Levu)	Sigatoka or Yanuca	0	2	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, quartzite, chert, argilliitic, siltstone

WD_60_2

Sigatoka_SIGA — Sherd SIG-A from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_60_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_SIGA — Sherd SIG-A from Sigatoka (Viti Levu). Slide WD_60_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.

Post-Lapita water jar. Dickinson states likely to be from Yanuca but it lacks amphiboles.

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