Site: Vorovoro

Island: Vorovoro


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
tpr207 2 3 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Exotic Tonga pyroxenic placer 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tonga
tpr361 3 0 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Vanua Levu pyroxenic 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr386 5 1 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Vanua Levu feldspathic 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr385 4 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Vorovoro-Mali felsic hybrid 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Fiji
tpr361a 0 1 3 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, lathwork
Vanua Levu andesitic 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Fiji

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_94_1 tpr385 (Vorovoro-Mali felsic hybrid) Vorovoro 4 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
WD_94_2 tpr385 (Vorovoro-Mali felsic hybrid) Vorovoro 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_94_16 tpr207 (Exotic Tonga pyroxenic placer) exotic 0 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, lathwork
WD_94_14 tpr386 (Vanua Levu feldspathic) Vanua Levu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_94_13 tpr361 (Vanua Levu pyroxenic) Vanua Levu 3 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic, felsitic
WD_94_6 tpr361a (Vanua Levu andesitic) Vanua Levu 0 0 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, lathwork
WD_94_10 tpr361a (Vanua Levu andesitic) Vanua Levu 0 0 3 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, microlitic, vitric, lathwork
WD_94_12 tpr361a (Vanua Levu andesitic) Vanua Levu 0 1 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, felsitic, vitric, microltic

WD_94_1

Vorovoro_LIGA Vorovoro_LIGA
Sherd LIGA from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_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). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Felsic lithic pyroxenic temper.


WD_94_2

Vorovoro_VO530 Vorovoro_VO530
Sherd VO530 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_2 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.

Late Lapita sherd. Possibly indigenous to Vorovoro.


WD_94_16

Vorovoro_VV610 Vorovoro_VV610
Sherd VO610 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_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.

Exotic pyroxenic temper.


WD_94_14

Vorovoro_VV192 Vorovoro_VV192
Sherd VV192 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_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.

Feldspathic temper. Probably also derived from the Natewa Volcanic Group of mainland Vanua Levu as exposed inland from the coast.


WD_94_13

Vorovoro_VV87 Vorovoro_VV87
Sherd VV87 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_13 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. Hybrid andesitic sand temper.


WD_94_6

Vorovoro_VO677 Vorovoro_VO677
Sherd VO677 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_6 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. From coastal Vanua Levu.


WD_94_10

Vorovoro_VV290 Vorovoro_VV290
Sherd VV290 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_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.

Lapita sherd from coastal Vanua Levu.


WD_94_12

Vorovoro_VV233 Vorovoro_VV233
Sherd VV233 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_12 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.

Andesitic sand temper from coastal Vanua Levu.


References:

297 Vorovoro, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)