Slide: WD_31_16

Poorly sorted, fine-grained volcanic sands of likely stream (non-local) origin.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr103 - New Ireland volcanic sand

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 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic

Images

ELS5 ELS5
Sherd ELS5 from Lasigi (New Ireland). Slide WD_31_16 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: ELS5

None

Ware/Period: Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 BP) (Q137685216)

Site: Lasigi (New Ireland)

Suspected origin site: New Ireland

References:

246 Lasigi, New Ireland, PNG, 2005 (Dickinson, W.)