Fabric Code: tpr367

Moturiki pyribole placer

Exotic to Naigani, probably from Ovalau (or Moturiki).

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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 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork
Min 0 0 1 5 1 1 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_67_26 Naigani (Naigani) Moturiki 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork
WD_67_27 Naigani (Naigani) Moturiki 0 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, lathwork

WD_67_26

Naigani_VL_13C5 Naigani_VL_13C5
Sherd VL13C5 from Naigani (Naigani). Slide WD_67_26 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.

Pyroxenic placer.


WD_67_27

Naigani_VL_9B6 Naigani_VL_9B6
Sherd VL_9B6 from Naigani (Naigani). Slide WD_67_27 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 placer.


References:

159 Naigaini, Lomaiviti, Fiji (Dickinson, W.)

205 Moturiki, Fiji, 2001 (Dickinson, W.)