Slide: ML_1_5

Limeclast volcanic lithic hybrid.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr264 - Malakula hybrid lithic

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
4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, limeclast, microphaneritic, microlitic

Images

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Sherd VA38 from Vao (Vao). 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.

Sherd: VA38

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Vao (Vao)

Suspected origin site: Malakula

References:

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