Fabric Code: tpr163

Santa Cruz lithic

Volcanic rock fragments dominent, augitic clinopyroxene, minor opaque iron oxide grains and olivine grains, and rare hornblende grains are also present.

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 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
Min 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_84_3 Nanggu (Nendö) Nendo 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic
WD_106_5c Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) Nendo 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
WD_84_5 Reef (Reef) Nendo 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic
WD_88_17 Reef (Reef) Nendo 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
WD_88_24 Nanggu (Nendö) Nendo 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
WD_91_10 Trevanion Islet (Tomotu Neo) Nendo 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic

WD_84_3

NangguSZ_8_93 NangguSZ_8_93
Sherd SZ-8-93 from Nanggu (Nendö). Slide WD_84_3 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.

Volcanic rock fragments dominant. Augitic clinopyroxene,minor opaque iron oxide grains and olivine grains, and rare hornblende grains are also present.


WD_106_5c

SantaCruz153_39 SantaCruz153_39
Sherd 153-39 from Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz). Slide WD_106_5c 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.

Lithic.


WD_84_5

RF6_16 RF6_16
Sherd RF6-16 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_84_5 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.

Lithic sand temper.


WD_88_17

ReefIslandRL2_143_6 ReefIslandRL2_143_6
Sherd RL2-143-6 from Reef (Reef). Slide WD_88_17 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.

Lithic.


WD_88_24

NendoSZ8_80_20 NendoSZ8_80_20
Sherd SZ8-80-20 from Nanggu (Nendö). Slide WD_88_24 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.

Lithic.


WD_91_10

Trevanion49_10 Trevanion49_10
Sherd 49-10 from Trevanion Islet (Tomotu Neo). Slide WD_91_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.

Lithic.


References:

289 Reef Islands, Nendo, Santa Cruz group, Solomon (Dickinson, W.)