Site: Ifo

Island: Erromango


Fabrics:

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
tpr221 3 0 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
Erromango feldspathic non-placer 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr222 3 0 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
Erromango olivine placer 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_57_6 tpr221 (Erromango feldspathic non-placer) Erromango 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic
WD_57_5 tpr221 (Erromango feldspathic non-placer) Erromango 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic, limeclast
WD_57_8 tpr222 (Erromango olivine placer) Erromango 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, vitric, microlitic

WD_57_6

62-2 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Plagioclase-rich non-placer temper. Stream origin. Non-Lapita.


WD_57_5

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Sherd 62-1 from Ifo (Erromango). Slide WD_57_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.

Lapita sherd. Plagioclase-rich non-placer. Calcareous grains appear to be reworked limeclasts, rather than modern reef detritus. Stream origin.


WD_57_8

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Sherd 62-4 from Ifo (Erromango). Slide WD_57_8 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.

A pyroxene-rich (plagioclase-poor and lithic-poor) placer. Stream origin.


References:

147 Erromango, Vanuatu, 1998 (see 177) (Dickinson, W.)

170 Erromango, Vanuatu, Nendo, Santa Cruz group, 1998 (see 177) (Dickinson, W.)

177 Erromango, Vanuatu, correction to 147 and 170, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)