Fabric Code: tpr105

New Ireland calcareous

Calcareous sands composed of reef detritus.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous inclusions.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Transitional Far Western (2350 - 1900 BP)

Late Far Western Lapita (2980 - 1800 BP)

Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 BP)

Mineral and Rock Abundances

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%

Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_31_13 Lasigi (New Ireland) New Ireland Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_41_16 Lossu (New Ireland) New Ireland Transitional Far Western (2350 - 1900 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_31_13

ELS2 ELS2
Sherd ELS2 from Lasigi (New Ireland). Slide WD_31_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.

Almost exclusively calcareous temper sand with sparse subspherical hydrous iron oxide grains.


WD_41_16

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.

Calcareous sand temper, rare plagioclase and clinopyroxene.


References:

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

146 Lasigi, Lossu, New Ireland, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)