Site: Mele Plain

Island: Efate       Lithology: Composite high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic (felsic) volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2135948       Wikidata ID: None       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Shefa Province Wikidata ID: Q650617

Efate Island Wikidata ID: Q266594

Vanuatu Wikidata ID: Q686


Volcanoes:

Northern Efate: , Cluster type, Stratovolcano(es).

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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
tpr233 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
Efate standard 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr235 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
Efate lithic-poor 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Vanuatu

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_47_18 tpr233 (Efate standard) Efate Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_6 tpr233 (Efate standard) Efate Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_8 tpr233 (Efate standard) Efate Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_7 tpr235 (Efate lithic-poor) Efate Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric

WD_47_18

MeleMI24 MeleMI24
Sherd MeleMI24 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_47_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.

Vitric.


WD_58_6

Matautuava54_4 Matautuava54_4
Sherd 54-4 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_58_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.

Probably from Mele Plain.


WD_58_8

Matautuava54_6 Matautuava54_6
Sherd 54-6 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_58_8 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.

Probably from Mele Plain.


WD_58_7

Matautuava54_1 Matautuava54_1
Sherd 54-1 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_58_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.

Probably from Mele Plain.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)