Fabric Code: tpr493

Pohnpei grog

Lithics and grog. Grog is hard to distinguish and may require crossed nicols to see.

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 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 lathwork, vitric
Min 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Carolines

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
FL_1_89 Nan Madol (Pohnpei) Pohnpei 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 Vitric, lathwork
FL_1_64 Nan Madol (Pohnpei) Pohnpei 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 vitric, lathwork
FL_1_65 Nan Madol (Pohnpei) Pohnpei 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 vitric, lathwork
FL_1_74 Nan Madol (Pohnpei) Pohnpei 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 vitric, lathwork

FL_1_89

NanMadol_37_93_2 NanMadol_37_93_2
Sherd 37NM93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_89 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Grog and lithic. Lithics could be naturally part of clay. Higher exposure has brigher XPL.


FL_1_64

NanMadol_191_93 NanMadol_191_93
Sherd 191-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_64 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Grog and lithics.


FL_1_65

NanMadol_185A NanMadol_185A
Sherd NM185-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_65 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Grog and lithics. Higher exposure has brigher XPL.


FL_1_74

NanMadol_177_93 NanMadol_177_93
Sherd 177-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_74 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Grog and lithics


References:

108 Pohnpei, Caroline, 1993 (Dickinson, W.)