Fabric Code: tpr355

Beqa placer

Local to Beqa

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 0 3 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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_68_11 Beqa (Beqa) Beqa 0 0 1 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_68_12 Beqa (Beqa) Beqa 0 0 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_68_14 Beqa (Beqa) Beqa 0 0 2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_66_9 Beqa (Beqa) Beqa 0 0 3 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_68_11

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Sherd 65-1 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_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.

Placer sand from Beqa.


WD_68_12

Beqa_65_2 Beqa_65_2
Sherd 65-2 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_12 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.

Placer with clinopyroxene and opaques.


WD_68_14

Beqa_65_4 Beqa_65_4
Sherd 65-4 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_14 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.

Low opaque clinproxene placer.


WD_66_9

Beqa_KULU_4A Beqa_KULU_4A
Sherd KULU-4A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_9 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.

Plain sherd. Pyroxenic placer.


References:

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

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

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