Fabric Code: tpr357

Exotic Ugaga pyribole-rich

Pyribole-rich, probably from Beqa, not Kulu Bay.

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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 0 2 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 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_66_6 Ugaga (Ugaga) Vaga Bay 0 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_66_6

Ugaga_UGA8 Ugaga_UGA8
Sherd UGA-8 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_6 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.

Pyroxenic-rich with clinopyroxene. Possibly from Vaga Bay on Beqa due to hornblendes.


References:

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