Slide: WD_94_13

Lapita sherd. Hybrid andesitic sand temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr361 - Vanua Levu pyroxenic

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
3 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic, felsitic

Images

Vorovoro_VV87 Vorovoro_VV87
Sherd VV87 from Vorovoro (Vorovoro). Slide WD_94_13 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: VV87

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Vorovoro (Vorovoro)

Suspected origin site: Vanua Levu

References:

297 Vorovoro, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)