Fabric Code: tpr344

Yanuca lithic

Probably derived from a different local drainage basin than the Yanuca felsitic tempers.

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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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 microlitic
Min 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_61_17 Yanuca (Viti Levu) Yanuca 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 microlitic,
WD_61_16 Yanuca (Viti Levu) Yanuca 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 microlitic, felsitic

WD_61_17

Yanuca_21_57 Yanuca_21_57
Sherd 21-57 from Yanuca (Viti Levu). Slide WD_61_17 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.

Lithic temper.


WD_61_16

Yanuca_21_56 Yanuca_21_56
Sherd 21-56 from Yanuca (Viti Levu). Slide WD_61_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.

Lithic high.


References:

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