Fabric Code: tpr497

Karobo lithic

Sparse with lithics from colluvium derived from weathered Wainimala exposures near Karobo.

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_63_15 Karobo (Viti Levu) Karobo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric

WD_63_15

Karobo_KORO8 Karobo_KORO8
Sherd KORO-8 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_15 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.

Parallel impressed, post-Lapita. Sparse corroded lithics.


References:

176 Karobo, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)