Site: Reef

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

Lithology: Reef ( Dickinson (2006) )

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 2178525 Wikidata ID: Q1917496 Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

In:

Temotu Province Wikidata ID: Q936088

Solomon Islands Wikidata ID: Q685

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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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
tpr161	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, microlitic
Santa Cruz hornblende-feldspar	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr161a	0	1	2	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	na
Santa Cruz hornblende-pyroxene	0	0	1	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr163	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	microlitic
Santa Cruz lithic	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr164	0	0	3	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	microlitic
Santa Cruz transitional	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr165	0	0	3	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
Santa Cruz placer	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr166	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	microlitic
Santa Cruz hybrid lithic	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr167	4	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
Santa Cruz hybrid transitional	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	Vanuatu
tpr168	4	0	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic
Santa Cruz hybrid placer	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Vanuatu

Slides:

Slide	Fabric	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_91_17	tpr161 (Santa Cruz hornblende-feldspar)	exotic	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, microlitic
WD_91_20	tpr161a (Santa Cruz hornblende-pyroxene)	exotic	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	1	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	na
WD_84_5	tpr163 (Santa Cruz lithic)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	microlitic
WD_88_17	tpr163 (Santa Cruz lithic)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	microlitic
WD_82_18	tpr164 (Santa Cruz transitional)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_88_11	tpr164 (Santa Cruz transitional)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	microlitic
WD_82_6	tpr165 (Santa Cruz placer)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	2	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_88_7	tpr165 (Santa Cruz placer)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	0	0	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_84_1	tpr166 (Santa Cruz hybrid lithic)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	microlitic
WD_84_7	tpr166 (Santa Cruz hybrid lithic)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	microlitic
WD_88_14	tpr167 (Santa Cruz hybrid transitional)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	4	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_82_20	tpr167 (Santa Cruz hybrid transitional)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic
WD_88_9	tpr168 (Santa Cruz hybrid placer)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	4	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic
WD_82_14	tpr168 (Santa Cruz hybrid placer)	Nendo	Lapita Santa Cruz and Reef Is (3100 - 2700 BP)	2	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic

WD_91_17

ReefRL2_69_4 — Sherd RL2-69-4 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_91_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.

ReefRL2_69_4 — Sherd RL2-69-4 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_91_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.

Placer green-brown hornblende, with opaque iron oxides with either feldspars or augite pyroxenes. Microlitics are hyalopilitic.

WD_91_20

ReefRL2_130_5 — Sherd RL2-130-5 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_91_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.

ReefRL2_130_5 — Sherd RL2-130-5 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_91_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.

Pyroxene, hornblende exotic.

WD_84_5

RF6_16 — Sherd RF6-16 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_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.

RF6_16 — Sherd RF6-16 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_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.

Lithic sand temper.

WD_88_17

ReefIslandRL2_143_6 — Sherd RL2-143-6 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_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.

ReefIslandRL2_143_6 — Sherd RL2-143-6 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_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.

Lithic.

WD_82_18

RF2_160_4 — Sherd RF2-160-4 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_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.

RF2_160_4 — Sherd RF2-160-4 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_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.

Transitional placer (35%-60% ferromagnesian grains) sand temper.

WD_88_11

ReefIslandRL6_35 — Sherd RL6-35 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_11 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.

ReefIslandRL6_35 — Sherd RL6-35 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_11 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.

Transitional.

WD_82_6

RF2_159_4 — Sherd RF2-159-4 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_6 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.

RF2_159_4 — Sherd RF2-159-4 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_6 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.

Transitional. Augitic clinopyroxene, minor opaque iron oxide grains and olivine grains, and rare hornblende grains are also present.

WD_88_7

ReefIslandRL6_24_1 — Sherd RL6-24-1 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_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.

ReefIslandRL6_24_1 — Sherd RL6-24-1 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_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.

Placer sand.

WD_84_1

RF2_145_2 — Sherd RF2-145-2 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_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.

RF2_145_2 — Sherd RF2-145-2 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_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.

Hybrid lithic sand temper with calcareous grains.

WD_84_7

RF2_158 — Sherd RF2-158 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_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.

RF2_158 — Sherd RF2-158 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_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.

Hybrid lithic sand temper with ghost vacuoles.

WD_88_14

ReefIslandRL2_154_17 — Sherd RL2-154-17 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_14 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.

ReefIslandRL2_154_17 — Sherd RL2-154-17 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_14 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.

Hybrid transitional.

WD_82_20

RF2_129_2 — Sherd RF2-129-2 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_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.

RF2_129_2 — Sherd RF2-129-2 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_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.

Hybrid transitional placer (35%-60% ferromagnesian grains) sand temper with calcareous grains.

WD_88_9

ReefIslandRL2_69_29 — Sherd RL2-69-29 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_9 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.

ReefIslandRL2_69_29 — Sherd RL2-69-29 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_9 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.

Hybrid placer sand temper with calcareous grains.

WD_82_14

RF6_32 — Sherd RF6-32 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_14 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.

RF6_32 — Sherd RF6-32 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_82_14 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.

Hybrid placer sand temper with calcareous grains.

References:

068 SE Solomon 1977 (Dickinson, W.)

289 Reef Islands, Nendo, Santa Cruz group, Solomon (Dickinson, W.)