Eua Island

Wikidata ID: Q423528

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 4032723       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1007061

Mindat Loc ID: 418810

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

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr437 ** 0 3 6 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, plutonite, vitric
Eua gabbroic 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Tonga

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_72_17 tpr437 (Eua gabbroic) Eua Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, plutonite, vitric
WD_72_18 tpr437 (Eua gabbroic) Eua Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, plutonite, vitric
WD_72_19 tpr437 (Eua gabbroic) Eua Tonga Polynesian Plainware (2600 - 1700 BP) 0 3 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, plutonite, vitric

WD_72_17

Eua1 Eua1
Sherd Eua1 from ‘Anatu (‘Eua). Slide WD_72_17 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Gabbro fabric.


WD_72_18

Eua2 Eua2
Sherd Eua2 from ‘Anatu (‘Eua). Slide WD_72_18 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.

Gabbro fragments.


WD_72_19

Eua3 Eua3
Sherd Eua3 from ‘Anatu (‘Eua). Slide WD_72_19 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.

Gabbro fragments.


References:

119 Eua, Tonga, 1995 (Dickinson, W.)