Fabric Code: tpr354

Beqa feldspathic

Possibly local to Beqa, although the quartz is unexpected. Clinopyroxene and predominantly plagioclase, but some K-Feldspars.

Fabric Class:

Igneous Feldspathic: Dominated by igneous lithic inclusions with feldspars.

Postarc: Clinopyroxenes, plagioclase, and lithics of basalts or shoshonite (a basaltic trachyandesite), dominate.

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	2	4	2	2	3	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	0	microphaneritic, microlitic, vitric
Min	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	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_66_3	Ugaga (Ugaga)	Beqa	0	2	3	2	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	microlitic, microphaneritic,,vitric
WD_66_4	Ugaga (Ugaga)	Beqa	0	2	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	microlitic, microphaneritic, vitric
WD_66_7	Beqa (Beqa)	Beqa	0	2	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	microphaneritic, microlitic, vitric
WD_66_11	Ugaga (Ugaga)	Beqa	0	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	microphanertitic, microlitic, vitric

WD_66_3

Ugaga_UGA3 — Sherd UGA-3 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_3 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.

Ugaga_UGA3 — Sherd UGA-3 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_3 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.

Feldspathic.

WD_66_4

Ugaga_UGA6 — Sherd UGA-6 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_4 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.

Ugaga_UGA6 — Sherd UGA-6 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_4 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.

Feldspathic temper.

WD_66_7

Beqa_KULU_1A — Sherd KULU-1A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_7 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.

Beqa_KULU_1A — Sherd KULU-1A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_7 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.

Feldspathic.

WD_66_11

Ugaga_2671 — Sherd UGA-2671 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_11 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.

Ugaga_2671 — Sherd UGA-2671 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_11 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.

Feldspathic.

References:

163 Ugaga, Beqa, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

161 Kulu Bay, Beqa, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

143 Beqa, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)