Slide: ML_1_4

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

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr444 - Malakula calcareous

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%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

Images

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Sherd VA33 from Vao (Vao). Slide ML_1_4 from Leclerc, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: VA33

None

Ware/Period: Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP) (Q137529697)

Site: Vao (Vao)

Suspected origin site: Vao

References:

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