Fabric Code: tpr399

Yasawa hybrid feldspathic vitric

Type B4.

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 4 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic, lathwork
Min 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_92_1 Waya (Waya) Yasawa 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic, lathwork

WD_92_1

Yasawa_1001_23 Yasawa_1001_23
Sherd 1991-1001-23 from Waya (Waya). Slide WD_92_1 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Hybrid vitric.


References:

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