Foa Island

Wikidata ID: Q1002246

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 4032675       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 7002028

Mindat Loc ID: 418934

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Many fabrics have a range of abundances. The range maximum (top) and minimum (bottom) are shown.

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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
tpr426 ** 3 1 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 na
Haapi placer 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr427 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Haapi opaque 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_73_1 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'api Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_2 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_3 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'api Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_4 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 3 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_6 tpr426 (Haapi placer) Ha'apai Tonga Eastern Lapita (2800 - 2600 BP) 2 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_5 tpr427 (Haapi opaque) Ha'apai 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_73_1

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Sherd 51 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_1 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.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene- Pindex 0.85.


WD_73_2

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Sherd 53a from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_2 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.

Lapita sherd. Py index 0.81.


WD_73_3

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Sherd 58 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_3 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.

Lapita sherd. P index 0.86.


WD_73_4

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Sherd 96d from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_4 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.

Lapita sherd. With orthopyroxenes.


WD_73_6

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Sherd 100 from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_6 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.

Lapita sherd. Has orthopyroxene.


WD_73_5

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Sherd 83e from Faleloa (Foa). Slide WD_73_5 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.

Lapita sherd.


References:

Sand Tempers in Indigenous Lapita and Lapitoid Polynesian Plainware and Imported Protohistoric Fijia (Dickinson, W., Shutler, R., Shortland, R., Burley, D.V., Dye, T.S.)