Fabric Code: tpr433

Tungua partially pyroxenic

orthopyroxene as well as clinopyroxene.

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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 3 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Min 3 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_73_12 Tungua (Tungua) Ha'apai 3 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic

WD_73_12

Tungua_39_2 Tungua_39_2
Sherd 39-2 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_12 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.

Intermediate pyroxenic.


References:

037 Vava'u, Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Tonga 1972 (Dickinson, W.)