Site: Vao

Island: Malakula


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
tpr260 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Malakula med lithic 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr261 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Malakula fine sand lithic 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr262 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Malakula coarse sand lithic 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr251 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Malakula pyroxenic lithic 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr259 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Exotic Malakula vitric 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr249 4 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 limeclast, microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Malakula limeclast hybrid 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr264 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Malakula hybrid lithic 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr265 4 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Malakula hybrid feldspathic 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr266 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic
Malakula opaque-rich 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr267 3 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
Malakula pyroxenic 3 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr444 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
Malakula calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Vanuatu
tpr445 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Exotic Vao vitric 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 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_49_16 tpr251 (Malakula pyroxenic lithic) Malakula 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic
WD_50_18 tpr251 (Malakula pyroxenic lithic) Malakula 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_2 tpr260 (Malakula med lithic) Malakula 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_1 tpr260 (Malakula med lithic) Malakula 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_9 tpr261 (Malakula fine sand lithic) Malakula 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_14 tpr262 (Malakula coarse sand lithic) Malakula 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_10 tpr259 (Exotic Malakula vitric) Paama-Lopevi-Epi? 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_50_19 tpr264 (Malakula hybrid lithic) Malakula 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_21 tpr265 (Malakula hybrid feldspathic) Malakula 2 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_23 tpr266 (Malakula opaque-rich) Malakula 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic
WD_50_25 tpr267 (Malakula pyroxenic) Malakula 3 0 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
ML_1_4 tpr444 (Malakula calcareous) Vao 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
ML_1_3 tpr266 (Malakula opaque-rich) Malakula 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, microphaneritic, microlitic
ML_1_2 tpr266 (Malakula opaque-rich) Malakula 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic
ML_1_6 tpr260 (Malakula med lithic) Malakula 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric
ML_1_5 tpr249 (Malakula limeclast hybrid) Malakula 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, limeclast, microphaneritic, microlitic
ML_1_1 tpr445 (Exotic Vao vitric) Central Vanuatu 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_49_16

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Sherd 12-10 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_49_16 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.

Pyroxenic and lithic.


WD_50_18

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Sherd 320-33 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Pyroxenic lithic, mainly felsitic lithics but has some microgranular lithics.


WD_50_2

312-2 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Medium sand non-placer lithic temper with dominant plagioclase and felsitic fragments.


WD_50_1

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Sherd 312-3 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Medium sand non-placer lithic temper with dominant plagioclase and felsitic fragments.


WD_50_9

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Sherd 311-43 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Fine sand lithic temper.


WD_50_14

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Sherd 381-2 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Coarse sand lithic.


WD_50_10

Vao349_3 Vao349_3
Sherd 349-3 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_10 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.

Pale to dark brown particles of volcanic glass, typically microvesicular and commonly display the cuspate margins typical for ash particles.


WD_50_19

Vao370_1 Vao370_1
Sherd 370-1 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Calcareous, felsitic and microlititc.


WD_50_21

Vao381_3 Vao381_3
Sherd 381-3 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Calcareous hybrid.


WD_50_23

Vao372_8 Vao372_8
Sherd 372-8 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_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.

Opaque rich placer.


WD_50_25

Vao394_1 Vao394_1
Sherd 394-1 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_25 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 pyroxenic.


ML_1_4

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Sherd VA33 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_4 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Dominated by calcareous reef debritus. Beach origin. Possibly local. Very few volcanic rock fragments of altered volcanic glass.


ML_1_3

va30 va30
Sherd VA30 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_3 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Volcanic opaque-rich placer sand. Lapita sherd.


ML_1_2

va20 va20
Sherd VA20 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_2 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Volcanic placer. Medium opaque inclusions. Lapita sherd.


ML_1_6

va44 va44
Sherd VA44 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_6 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Felsitic lithic. Andesitic origin from bedrock in the interior of Malakula.


ML_1_5

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Sherd VA38 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_5 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Limeclast volcanic lithic hybrid.


ML_1_1

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Sherd VA14 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_1 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Tan glass vitrics with micro vesicular/pumiceous texture. Opaque rich, pink clay. Plagioclase.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)

180 Malakula, Vanuatu, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)

228 Vao Tempers, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)

The Intentional Variability of Lapita Pottery Fabrics (Leclerc, M., et al.)