Fabric Code: tpr147

Vella Lavella type B-brown hornblendic

Brown-hornblendic. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper.

Fabric Class:

Feldspathic Igneous-Amphibolic: Dominated by feldspar inclusions, with igneous lithics and amphiboles.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 0 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_78_1 Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella) Vella Lavella Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP) 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_78_10 Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella) Vella Lavella Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP) 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_78_12 Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella) Vella Lavella Early Post-Lapita Solomons (2700 - 2000 BP) 0 0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_78_1

Matusuroto_VL27_39 Matusuroto_VL27_39
Sherd VL27-39 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_1 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.

Matusuroto site. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper.


WD_78_10

Matusuroto_VL27_112 Matusuroto_VL27_112
Sherd VL27-112 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_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.

Matusuroto site. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper.


WD_78_12

Matusuroto_VL27_102 Matusuroto_VL27_102
Sherd VL27-102 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_12 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.

Matusuroto site. Less placered (feldspathic) brown-hornblendic sand temper


References:

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