Site: Lifuka

Island: Lifuka       Lithology: Limestone low island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 4032528       Wikidata ID: Q1309255       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 7002030

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Ha'apai Group Wikidata ID: Q612098

Lifuka Group Wikidata ID: Q136055158

Tonga Wikidata ID: Q678

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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
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
tpr429 0 0 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 na
Lifuka pyroxenic 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr430 4 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 na
Lifuka partially pyroxenic 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Tonga
tpr431 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 na
Lifuka lithic 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Tonga

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_73_17 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka 4 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_18 tpr429 (Lifuka pyroxenic) Lifuka 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_19 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_20 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_21 tpr431 (Lifuka lithic) Lifuka 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_22 tpr429 (Lifuka pyroxenic) Lifuka 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_23 tpr429 (Lifuka pyroxenic) Lifuka 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_24 tpr431 (Lifuka lithic) Lifuka 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_73_25 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_69_40 tpr430 (Lifuka partially pyroxenic) Lifuka 4 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_73_17

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Sherd 339c from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.88.


WD_73_18

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Sherd 350 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_18 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.9.


WD_73_19

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Sherd 339a from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_19 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.9.


WD_73_20

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Sherd 994a from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.88.


WD_73_21

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Sherd 323 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_21 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.88.


WD_73_22

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Sherd 319 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_22 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.89.


WD_73_23

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Sherd 339b from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_23 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.87.


WD_73_24

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Sherd 994b from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_24 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.86.


WD_73_25

Holopeka_Ll1_426 Holopeka_Ll1_426
Sherd 426 from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_73_25 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.

Polynesian plainware. Has orthopyroxene. P index 0.86.


WD_69_40

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Sherd VI from Lifuka (Lifuka). Slide WD_69_40 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 hybrid.


References:

Sand Tempers in Indigenous Lapita and Lapitoid Polynesian Plainware and Imported Protohistoric Fijia (Dickinson, W., Shutler, R., Shortland, R., Burley, D.V., Dye, T.S.)

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