Fabric Code: tpr360

Vanua Levu opaque

Local, probably beach sand.

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 2 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 2 4 0 3 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_2 Malau (Vanua Levu) Vanua Levu 0 0 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_76_18 Nukubalavu (Vanua Levu) Vanua Levu 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_66_2

VanuaLevu_VLM VanuaLevu_VLM
Sherd VLM from Malau (Vanua Levu). Slide WD_66_2 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.

Opaques dominate.


WD_76_18

Nukubalava_14_83_2 Nukubalava_14_83_2
Sherd 14-83-2 from Nukubalavu (Vanua Levu). Slide WD_76_18 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.

Opaques.


References:

136 Vanua Levu, Fiji 1997 (Dickinson, W.)