Fabric Code: tpr378

Niuatoputapu calcareous

Lithics are not pumiceous, may not be local.

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 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Min 5 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_69_36 Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu) Niuatoputapu 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_69_34 Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu) Niuatoputapu 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

WD_69_36

Niuatoputapu_III Niuatoputapu_III
Sherd III from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_36 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_34

Niuatoputapu_VIII Niuatoputapu_VIII
Sherd VIII from Niuatoputapu (Niuatoputapu). Slide WD_69_34 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.


References:

071 Niuatoputapu, Tonga, 1978 (Dickinson, W.)