Kotu Group

Wikidata ID: Q49296163

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

Geonames ID: 4032559       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

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
tpr434 ** 3 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Tungua lithic 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr432 ** 3 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Tungua pyroxenic 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr171 ** 0 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, siltstone, tectonite, chert
Rewa Delta orogen 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fiji
tpr433 3 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Tungua partially pyroxenic 3 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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_69_39 tpr434 (Tungua lithic) Ha'apai 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_69_43 tpr432 (Tungua pyroxenic) Ha'apai 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_73_11 tpr434 (Tungua lithic) Ha'apai 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, lathwork
WD_73_15 tpr434 (Tungua lithic) Ha'apai 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric, lathwork
WD_73_16 tpr434 (Tungua lithic) Ha'apai 3 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, felsitic, vitric
WD_73_12 tpr433 (Tungua partially pyroxenic) Ha'apai 3 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
WD_73_13 tpr432 (Tungua pyroxenic) Ha'apai 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_73_14 tpr432 (Tungua pyroxenic) Ha'apai 3 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_75_17 tprx (temporary holding fabric) Tungua 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 None
WD_72_8 tpr171 (Rewa Delta orogen) Rewa Delta 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, quartzite, chert, argilliitic, siltstone
WD_69_37 tpr432 (Tungua pyroxenic) Ha'apai 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_69_39

Haapai_XVIX Haapai_XVIX
Sherd XIV from Kotu (Kotu). Slide WD_69_39 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.

Lithic.


WD_69_43

Haapai_XII Haapai_XII
Sherd XII from Matuku (Matuku). Slide WD_69_43 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 temper.


WD_73_11

Tungua_39_1 Tungua_39_1
Sherd 39-1 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_11 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.

Lithic.


WD_73_15

Tungua_39_5 Tungua_39_5
Sherd 39-5 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_15 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.

Lithic.


WD_73_16

Tungua_39_6 Tungua_39_6
Sherd 39-6 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_16 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.

Lithic.


WD_73_12

Tungua_39_2 Tungua_39_2
Sherd 39-2 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_12 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.

Intermediate pyroxenic.


WD_73_13

Tungua_39_3 Tungua_39_3
Sherd 39-3 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_13 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.

Pyroxenic.


WD_73_14

Tungua_39_4 Tungua_39_4
Sherd 39-4 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_73_14 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.


WD_75_17

Tungua_96_10 Tungua_96_10
Sherd Sand_96-10 from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_75_17 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.

Sand of opaques and pyroxenes.


WD_72_8

Tungua_TON2u Tungua_TON2u
Sherd TON2u from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_72_8 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.

Exotic Tungua fabric.


WD_69_37

Haapai_XIII Haapai_XIII
Sherd XIII from Tungua (Tungua). Slide WD_69_37 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.

Pyroxenic.


References:

037 Vava'u, Ha'apai, Tongatapu, Tonga 1972 (Dickinson, W.)

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