Fabric Code: tpr366

Mago calcareous

Dominantly reef debris.

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 6 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
Min 5 0 0 0 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_67_15 Mago (Mago) Mago 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric

WD_67_15

Mago_VOT8 Mago_VOT8
Sherd VOT8 from Mago (Mago). Slide WD_67_15 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.

Local calcareous.


References:

160 Mago, Lau, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)