Fabric Code: tpr373

Nayau calcareous

Calcareous is limeclast and 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 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 limeclast, vitric
Min 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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_22 Nayau (Nayau) Lau 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_70_23 Nayau (Nayau) Lau 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_70_25 Aiwa (Aiwa) Lau 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_69_19 Nayau (Nayau) Nayau 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_69_22 Nayau (Nayau) Nayau 6 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

WD_70_22

Nayau_FS_1_1 Nayau_FS_1_1
Sherd FS-1-1 from Nayau (Nayau). Slide WD_70_22 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.

Calcareous.


WD_70_23

Nayau_FS_33_4 Nayau_FS_33_4
Sherd FS-33-4 from Nayau (Nayau). Slide WD_70_23 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.

Calcareous.


WD_70_25

Aiwa_FS_129_253 Aiwa_FS_129_253
Sherd FS-129-25 from Aiwa (Aiwa). Slide WD_70_25 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.

Calcareous.


WD_69_19

NaMasimasi_N3_20_a NaMasimasi_N3_20_a
Sherd N-320 from Nayau (Nayau). Slide WD_69_19 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.

Lapita sherd. Calcareous.


WD_69_22

NaMasimasi_N22_28 NaMasimasi_N22_28
Sherd N22-28 from Nayau (Nayau). Slide WD_69_22 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.

Lapita sherd. Calcareous.


References:

262 Nayau, Lau, Fiji, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)

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