Slide: WD_41_16

Calcareous sand temper, rare plagioclase and clinopyroxene.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr105 - New Ireland calcareous

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
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

Images

Lesu51_1 Lesu51_1
Sherd 51-1 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_41_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: 51-1

Transitional (or maybe Late Lapita).

Ware/Period: Transitional Far Western (2350 - 1900 BP) (Q137698919)

Site: Lossu (New Ireland)

Suspected origin site: New Ireland

References:

085 Lesu, New Ireland, PNG, 1980 (Dickinson, W.)