Fabric Code: tpr135

Kolombangara pyroxenic

Variably placered pyroxene-rich volcanic sand as temper. Probably coastal sands. Low or no hornblende.

Fabric Class:

Pyroxenic Opaque: Dominated by pyroxenic inclusions with opaques.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Late Lapita Solomons (2700 - 1800 BP)

Post-Lapita Solomons (2500 - 0 BP)

Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 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	0	0	4	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
Min	0	0	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Solomons

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_35_25	Kolombangara (Kolombangara)	Kolombangara	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, vitric
WD_35_23	Kolombangara (Kolombangara)	Kolombangara	Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP)	0	0	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, vitric

WD_35_25

TanahukaNR004 — Sherd NR004 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_35_25 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.

TanahukaNR004 — Sherd NR004 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_35_25 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.

Well sorted and subrounded to subangular aggregates of pyroxenic placer sand. Likely indigenous to Kolombangara.

WD_35_23

TanahukaNR009 — Sherd NR009 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_35_23 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.

TanahukaNR009 — Sherd NR009 from Kolombangara (Kolombangara). Slide WD_35_23 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.

Well sorted and subrounded to subangular aggregates of pyroxenic placer sand. Likely indigenous to Kolombangara.

References:

258 Kolombangara, New Georgia, Solomon, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)

276 Roviana, New Georgia, Solomon, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)

260 Kolombangara, Roviana, New Georgia, Solomon, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)

293 Vella Lavella, Roviana, New Georgia group, Solomon, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)