Fabric Code: tpr132

New Ireland hybrid

Calcareous with plagioclase and some volcanic rock fragments, opaques and lesser clinopyronxene and hornblende.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous-Feldspathic: Dominated by calcareous and feldspar inclusions.

Andesitic Arc: Dominated by andesite and basalt lithic fragments, with microlitic, felsitic and vitric textures, and the andesite minerals (plagioclase, clinopyroxene and sometimes hornblende).

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	6	0	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
Min	3	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_38_12	Nissan (Nissan)	New Ireland	Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP)	3	0	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_9	Nissan (Nissan)	New Ireland	Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP)	6	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_10	Nissan (Nissan)	New Ireland	Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP)	5	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic

WD_38_12

DGD223 — Sherd DGD223 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_12 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

DGD223 — Sherd DGD223 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_12 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.

WD_38_9

DFF83 — Sherd DFF83 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_9 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.

DFF83 — Sherd DFF83 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_9 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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.

WD_38_10

DGW36 — Sherd DGW36 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_10 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.

DGW36 — Sherd DGW36 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_10 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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.

References:

178 Nissan, PNG, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)