Fabric Code: tpr500

Taveuni pyroxenic

Olivine reported in sherds from Babcock. Olivine expected in local sherds.

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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	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
Min	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_93_13	Taveuni (Taveuni)	Taveuni	0	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
WD_93_14	Taveuni (Taveuni)	Taveuni	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric
WD_93_15	Taveuni (Taveuni)	Taveuni	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric

WD_93_13

fiji_23_2 — Sherd 23-2 from Taveuni (Taveuni). Slide WD_93_13 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.

fiji_23_2 — Sherd 23-2 from Taveuni (Taveuni). Slide WD_93_13 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.

Pyroxenic but the lack of olivine is unexpected for Taveuni.

WD_93_14

fiji_23_3 — Sherd 23-3 from Taveuni (Taveuni). Slide WD_93_14 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.

fiji_23_3 — Sherd 23-3 from Taveuni (Taveuni). Slide WD_93_14 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.

Indigenous but lacking olivines.

WD_93_15

fiji_23_5 — Sherd 23-5 from Taveuni (Taveuni). Slide WD_93_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.

fiji_23_5 — Sherd 23-5 from Taveuni (Taveuni). Slide WD_93_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.

Pyroxenic.

References:

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

Petrography and geologic provenance of sand tempers in prehistoric potsherds from Fiji and Vanuatu (Dickinson, W.)