Slide: WD_103_9

Middle Period 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 K1 from Alu (Shortland) (Shortland Islands). Slide WD_103_9 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. 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: K1

Middle Period Ware.

Ware/Period: Middle Shortland (1000 - 300 BP) (Q137766396)

Site: Alu (Shortland) (Shortland Islands)

Suspected origin site: Bougainville/SI

References:

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