East Carolines Calcareous (2500-1000 BP)

Wikidata ID: Q137610679

Calcareous tempered ceramics.

Parent ware:

All periods (5000 - 0 BP)

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%

Fabrics:

Name	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr210	6	0	3	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	vitric, lathwork
Pohnpei hybrid	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Carolines
tpr45	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric, microlitic
Chuuk calcareous	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Carolines
tpr492	4	0	3	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric
Kosrae calcareous	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	Carolines

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_90_1	tpr210 (Pohnpei hybrid)	Pohnpei	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	5	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_99_1	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_99_16	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric
WD_99_20	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric
WD_99_4	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric, microlitic
WD_99_5	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric
WD_99_6	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric
WD_99_7	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric
WD_99_9	tpr45 (Chuuk calcareous)	Chuuk	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	vitric
FL_1_78	tpr210 (Pohnpei hybrid)	Pohnpei	East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)	5	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, lathwork

WD_90_1

Len1 — Sherd Len1 from Lenger (Lenger). Slide WD_90_1 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.

Len1 — Sherd Len1 from Lenger (Lenger). Slide WD_90_1 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.

Hybrid temper sand of mixed calcareous and terrigenous grains. Optically amorphous chitinous grains of tan coloration derived from crab or echinoid shells. Glassy rock fragments, microcrystalline volcanic rock fragments, clinopyroxenes, opaques, plagioclase.

WD_99_1

FEF_1 — Sherd FEF-1 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

FEF_1 — Sherd FEF-1 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Subrounded calcareous sand.

WD_99_16

Truk45_13 — Sherd 45-13 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Truk45_13 — Sherd 45-13 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Calcareous and minor glassy (tan to brown) volcanic rock fragment. Opaque mineral.

WD_99_20

Truk45_17 — Sherd 45-17 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_20 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.

Truk45_17 — Sherd 45-17 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_20 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.

Calcareous and minor plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, intersertal volcanic rock fragment, glassy (brown) volcanic rock fragment, and opaque mineral.

WD_99_4

FEF_4 — Sherd FEF-4 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

FEF_4 — Sherd FEF-4 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Subrounded calcareous sand.

WD_99_5

Truk45_1 — Sherd 45-1 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Truk45_1 — Sherd 45-1 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Calcareous and minor glassy (red-orange) volcanic rock fragment and opaque mineral.

WD_99_6

Truk45_2 — Sherd 45-2 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Truk45_2 — Sherd 45-2 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Calcareous and minor intersertal volcanic rock fragment, glassy (tan) volcanic rock fragment.

WD_99_7

Truk45_4 — Sherd 45-4 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_7 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.

Truk45_4 — Sherd 45-4 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_7 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.

Calcareous and minor glassy (tan and red-orange) volcanic rock fragment, and opaque mineral.

WD_99_9

Truk45_6 — Sherd 45-6 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_9 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.

Truk45_6 — Sherd 45-6 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_9 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.

Calcareous and minor plagioclase feldspar, glassy (brown) volcanic rock fragment.

FL_1_78

NanMadol_173_93 — Sherd 173-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_78 from Foss Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

NanMadol_173_93 — Sherd 173-93 from Nan Madol (Pohnpei). Slide FL_1_78 from Foss Leach Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Calcareous reef debris hybrid.