Fabric Code: tpr442

Marquesan beach feldspathic pyroxenic

Indigenous to Marquesas. Beach non-placer, oceanic basalt. Feldspars are plagioclase. Pyroxenes are clinopyroxene. Hornblendes are brown.

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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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic
Min	0	0	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Marquesa

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References:

Temper Sands in Prehistoric Oceanian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)