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Reef Citadel Ledger

Header-and-stretcher basalt atlas

AD 900–1650 / Pohnpei reef geometry / mortarless stone courses

Wet grey-black system

Stone
holds
tide

A reef city translated into stacked rectilinear weight: matte basalt, moss-dark edges, and one shallow vein of lagoon teal.

93 COLUMNAR BASALT / TIDAL CANAL GRID NO MORTAR
Stacked load

Alternating blocks read as masonry courses, not soft decoration.

Cool reef

Teal appears as a narrow canal line against volcanic grey.

Hex cut

Column facets mark the stone's natural prismatic geometry.

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