Slide: WD_26_13

Non-Lapita sherd. Has quartzose-lithic temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr299 - New Caledonian lithic quartzose

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 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 metalcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite

Images

NewCal_8_5 NewCal_8_5
Sherd 8-5 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_13 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: 8-5

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Lapita (Grande Terre)

Suspected origin site: Grand Terre

References:

007 New Caledonia, misc 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

003 Site 13, New Caledonia, 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

008 Summary of New Caledonian Tempers. (Dickinson, W.)

Petrologic Character and Geologic Sources of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric New Caledonian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)