Fabric Code: tpr395

Yasawa calcareous pyroxenic

Type A3.

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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 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Min 6 0 1 2 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_97_9 Waya (Waya) Yasawa 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork, vitric, felsitic, microlitic
WD_97_11 Waya (Waya) Yasawa 6 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork

WD_97_9

Yasawa_18_110 Yasawa_18_110
Sherd 1994-18-110 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_9 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 with pyroxenes and lathwork lithics.


WD_97_11

Yasawa_1016_38 Yasawa_1016_38
Sherd 1991-1016-38 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_97_11 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.

Voids indicative of calcareous temper.


References:

252 Yasawa, Mananuka, Fiji, 2006 (Dickinson, W.)