Fabric Code: tpr149

Vella Lavella type D-hornblende poor

Hornblende free. Strongly placard pyroxenic sand.

Sites:

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 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_78_20 Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella) New Georgia 0 0 2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_78_21 Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella) New Georgia 0 0 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_78_22 Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella) New Georgia 0 0 1 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_78_20

Matusuroto_VL27_119 Matusuroto_VL27_119
Sherd VL27-119 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_20 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. Strongly placered hornblende-poor pyroxenic sand temper


WD_78_21

Irigila_VL9_84 Irigila_VL9_84
Sherd VL9-84 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_21 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.

Irigila site. Strongly placered hornblende-poor pyroxenic sand temper.


WD_78_22

Matusuroto_VL27_101 Matusuroto_VL27_101
Sherd VL27-101 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_78_22 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. Strongly placered hornblende-free pyroxenic sand temper.


References:

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