Fabric Code: tpr372

Exotic Nayau pyroxenic

Exotic, probably from Lakeba.

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 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 0 0 1 6 0 1 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_70_14 Aiwa (Aiwa) Lakeba 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_70_15 Nayau (Nayau) Lakeba 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_70_14

Aiwa_FS_20_79 Aiwa_FS_20_79
Sherd FS-20-79 from Aiwa (Aiwa). Slide WD_70_14 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.

Hyalopilitic. Texture is distinct from Kedekeke temper.


WD_70_15

Nayau_FS_88_8 Nayau_FS_88_8
Sherd FS-88-8 from Nayau (Nayau). Slide WD_70_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.

Clinopyroxenic. Distinct from Kedekeke temper.


References:

230 Nayau, Aiwa, Lau Group, Fiji, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)