Tokelau

Wikidata ID: Q36823

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

Geonames ID: 4031074       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 7004686

Mindat Loc ID: None

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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
tpr377 2 1 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Niuatoputapu hybrid 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr435 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric, lathwork
Exotic Atafu andesitic 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tuvalu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_69_32 tpr377 (Niuatoputapu hybrid) Niuatoputapu 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic

WD_69_32

Niuatoputapu_IX Niuatoputapu_IX
Sherd IX from Atafu (Atafu). Slide WD_69_32 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.

Pyroxene.


References:

Archaeological Discoveries on Niuatoputapu Island Tonga (Rodgers, G.)