Site: Vanua Balavu

Island: Vanua Balavu


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
tpr364 0 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork
Kedekeke pyroxenic 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr498 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microphaneritic
Vanua Balavu placer 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
SB38_2_20 tpr364 (Kedekeke pyroxenic) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
WD_67_8 tpr498 (Vanua Balavu placer) Vanua Balavu 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microphaneritic
WD_67_9 tpr498 (Vanua Balavu placer) Vanua Balavu 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microphaneritic
WD_67_10 tpr364 (Kedekeke pyroxenic) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork

SB38_2_20

VB054_a VB054_a
Sherd VB054 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide SB38_2_20 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

From Lau.


WD_67_8

VanuaBalavu_VB992 VanuaBalavu_VB992
Sherd VB992 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide WD_67_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.

Opaque rich placer.


WD_67_9

VanuaBalavu_VB993 VanuaBalavu_VB993
Sherd VB993 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide WD_67_9 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.

Opaque-rich placer.


WD_67_10

VanuaBalavu_VB994 VanuaBalavu_VB994
Sherd VB994 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide WD_67_10 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.

Pyroxenic placer temper.


References:

076 Progress report on origin of Kendekende tamper in Lau (Dickinson, W.)

Petrography and geologic provenance of sand tempers in prehistoric potsherds from Fiji and Vanuatu (Dickinson, W.)