Site: Lapita

Island: Grande Terre       Lithology: Continental island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology: Ophiolite and ultramafic intrusive ( Dickinson (2006) )

Lithology and Age: Mesozoic-Cenozoic intrusive igneous rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2141271       Wikidata ID: Q38514872       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: 432612


In:

Grande Terre Island Wikidata ID: Q256293

North Province Wikidata ID: Q1612920

New Caledonia Wikidata ID: Q33788

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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
tpr296 0 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 quartzite, amphibolite, tectonite, chert
New Caledonian quartzose 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 New Caledonia
tpr297 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 quartzite, chert, amphibolite
New Caledonian hybrid quartzose 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr298 4 3 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 quartzite, amphibolite, tectonite
New Caledonian quartzose placer 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr299 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 chert, quartzite, tectonite, argillitic, amphibolite
New Caledonian lithic quartzose 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 New Caledonia
tpr301 6 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric
New Caledonian hybrid lithic quartzose 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr302 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 quartzite, amphibolite, plutonite, tectonite
New Caledonian quartzose-ophiolitic 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 New Caledonia
tpr303 5 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 quartzite, tectonite, microphaneritic, amphibolite, plutonite, chert
New Caledonian hybrid quartzose-ophiolitic 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr304 3 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 na
New Caledonian quartzose-ophiolitic placer 3 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr311 6 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 serpentinite, chert
New Caledonian hybrid ultramafic placer 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr312 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
New Caledonian calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_26_7 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_26_13 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 metalcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_27_4 tpr312 (New Caledonian calcareous) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_27_5 tpr303 (New Caledonian hybrid quartzose-ophiolitic) Grand Terre Southern Lapita (3050 - 2750 BP) 5 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 vitric, quartzite, metravolcanic
WD_27_1 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 quartzite, metavolcanic, chert, tectonite

WD_26_7

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Sherd 9-5 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Non-Lapita sherd. Has quartzose-lithic temper.


WD_26_13

NewCal_8_5 NewCal_8_5
Sherd 8-5 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Non-Lapita sherd. Has quartzose-lithic temper.


WD_27_4

NewCal_8_2 NewCal_8_2
Sherd 8-2 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_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.

Non-Lapita sherd.


WD_27_5

NewCal_9_8 NewCal_9_8
Sherd 9-8 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_5 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.

Lapita sherd.


WD_27_1

NewCal_9_2 NewCal_9_2
Sherd 9-2 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_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.

Non-Lapita sherd.


References:

007 New Caledonia, misc 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

003 Site 13, New Caledonia, 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

008 Summary of New Caledonian Tempers. (Dickinson, W.)

Petrologic Character and Geologic Sources of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric New Caledonian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)