Site: Vella Lavella

Island: Vella Lavella


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
tpr146 0 0 3 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type A-hornblende-pyroxene 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr147 0 0 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type B-brown hornblendic 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr148 0 0 5 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type C-green hornblendic 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr149 0 0 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vella Lavella type D-hornblende poor 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr150 6 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na
Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomons
tpr329 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Vella Lavella calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomons

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_40_20 tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite) exotic 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na

WD_40_20

Irigila_VL_9_232 Irigila_VL_9_232
Sherd VL-9-232 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_40_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 quartz-calcite sand temper.


References:

293 Vella Lavella, Roviana, New Georgia group, Solomon, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)