Slide: WD_103_13

Early/Middle Transition Ware. Feldspathic sands in which plagioclase mineral grains of volcanic derivation form the predominant grain type. Distinguised from others by the green hornblende lacking brown pleochromic tints.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr110 - Shortland 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 6 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic

Images

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Sherd P5 from Alu (Shortland) (Shortland Islands). Slide WD_103_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.

Sherd: P5

Early/Middle Transition Ware.

Ware/Period: Early Shortland (1500 - 1000 BP) (Q137766366)

Site: Alu (Shortland) (Shortland Islands)

Suspected origin site: Bougainville/SI

References:

033 Shortland Islands, Solomon 1971 (Dickinson, W.)