Fabric Code: tpr388

Kavewa hybrid quartzose

Pale tan vitrics. Local to Kavewa or north coast of Vanua Levu

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 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
Min 1 3 2 1 0 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_93_1 Kavewa (Vanua Levu) Kavewa 1 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_93_2 Kavewa (Vanua Levu) Kavewa 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

WD_93_1

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Sherd 8-1 from Kavewa (Vanua Levu). Slide WD_93_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.

Plain sherd. Calcareous quartzose.


WD_93_2

Kavewa_KAV218 Kavewa_KAV218
Sherd 218 from Kavewa (Vanua Levu). Slide WD_93_2 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 quartzose.


References:

319 Kavewa, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 2015 (Dickinson, W.)