Fabric Code: tpr494

Pohnpei placer

Lithics are basaltic.

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 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Min 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 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_75 Nan Madol (Pohnpei) Pohnpei 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork

FL_1_75

NanMadol_164_115_a NanMadol_164_115_a
Sherd 164-115 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_75 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.

Volcanic lithics mixed with sand.


References:

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