Fabric Code: tpr384

Vanua Levu calcareous

Calcareous.

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 6 0 0 0 0 0 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_76_1 Nukubalavu (Vanua Levu) Vanua Levu 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_76_1

Nukubalava_NB_53_2 Nukubalava_NB_53_2
Sherd NB-53-2 from Nukubalavu (Vanua Levu). Slide WD_76_1 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:

310 Nukubalavu, Natewa Bay, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 2014 (Dickinson, W.)