Slide: WD_26_25

Ophiolitic temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr310a - New Caledonian ultramafic

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 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 plutonite, vitric, metavolcanic

Images

NewCal_11_13 NewCal_11_13
Sherd 11-13 from St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_25 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: 11-13

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre)

Suspected origin site: Grand Terre

References:

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