Fabric Code: tpr434

Tungua lithic

orthopyroxene as well as clinopyroxene.

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 3 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Min 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_11 Tungua (Tungua) Ha'apai 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, lathwork
WD_73_15 Tungua (Tungua) Ha'apai 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric, lathwork
WD_73_16 Tungua (Tungua) Ha'apai 3 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, felsitic, vitric
WD_69_39 Kotu (Kotu) Ha'apai 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_73_11

Tungua_39_1 Tungua_39_1
Sherd 39-1 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_11 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.

Lithic.


WD_73_15

Tungua_39_5 Tungua_39_5
Sherd 39-5 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_15 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.

Lithic.


WD_73_16

Tungua_39_6 Tungua_39_6
Sherd 39-6 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_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.

Lithic.


WD_69_39

Haapai_XVIX Haapai_XVIX
Sherd XIV from Kotu (Kotu). Slide WD_69_39 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.

Lithic.


References:

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