Fabric Code: tpr424

Exotic Atiu

Origin unknown. Has oxy-hornblende and hornblende.

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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 0 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, plutonite
Min 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Cook

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_72_16 Atiu (Atiu) Exotic 0 1 5 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, plutonite

WD_72_16

Atiu Atiu
Sherd Atiu from Atiu (Atiu). Slide WD_72_16 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.

Has plagioclase. Has oxyhornblende and hornblende. Has granitic as well as volcanic rock framents. Exotic.


References:

094 Atiu, Cook 1988 (Dickinson, W.)