Fabric Code: tpr356

Beqa hybrid

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 5 0 2 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 2 0 1 3 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_19 Beqa (Beqa) Beqa 2 0 1 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_66_5 Ugaga (Ugaga) Beqa 3 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_66_14 Ugaga (Ugaga) Beqa 3 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_66_19 Beqa (Beqa) Beqa 5 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_68_19

Beqa_65_9_a Beqa_65_9_a
Sherd 65-9 from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_68_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.

Hybrid temper.


WD_66_5

Ugaga_UGA7 Ugaga_UGA7
Sherd UGA-7 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_5 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.

Hybrid pyroxenic temper.


WD_66_14

Ugaga_1044 Ugaga_1044
Sherd UGA-1044 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_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.

Hybrid calcareous feldspathic.


WD_66_19

Ugaga_A_a Ugaga_A_a
Sherd UGA-A from Beqa (Beqa). Slide WD_66_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.

Water jar, post-Lapita.


References:

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

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