Site: Ponamla

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
tpr220 2 0 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic
Erromango pyroxenic 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr222a 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Erromango olivine beach 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 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_1 tpr220 (Erromango pyroxenic) Erromango 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic
WD_57_4 tpr222a (Erromango olivine beach) Erromango 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na

WD_57_1

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Sherd 61-1 from Ponamla (Erromango). Slide WD_57_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) with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Plagioclase-poor and pyroxene rich temper. Non-Lapita sherd. Stream origin.


WD_57_4

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Sherd 61-4 from Ponamla (Erromango). Slide WD_57_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.

Lapita sherd, beach 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.)