Slide: SB38_2_1

Lapita sherd. Pyroxenes are clinopyroxene. Feldspars are plagioclase.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr411 - Lakeba lithic-feldspathic

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
0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic

Images

Lakeba_103 Lakeba_103
Sherd 103 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_2_1 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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: 103

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Lakeba (Lakeba)

Suspected origin site: Lakeba

References:

Sand tempers in sherds from Ulunikoro Fort on Lakemba in Lau (Dickinson, W.)