Fabric Code: tpr198

Watom feldspathic

Plagioclase high.

Fabric Class:

Feldspathic: Dominated by feldspar inclusions.

Dissected Orogen: Dominated by plutonic lithics such as microgranite, and those with microphaneritic textures, as well as metavolcanics. They have K-feldspars dominate, in addition to plagioclase.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 BP)

Late Far Western Lapita (2980 - 1800 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 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Min 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_104_1 Reber-Rakival (Watom) New Britain-Solomons Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 BP) 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
WD_104_17 Reber-Rakival (Watom) New Britain-Solomons Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 BP) 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic

WD_104_1

Watom519 Watom519
Sherd 519 from Reber-Rakival (Watom). Slide WD_104_1 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.

Plagioclase high.


WD_104_17

Watom3371 Watom3371
Sherd 3371 from Reber-Rakival (Watom). Slide WD_104_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.

Plagioclase high.


References:

055 Watom, New Britain, PNG 1973 (Dickinson, W.)