Fabric Code: tpr219

Santo-Malo lithic

Volcanic rock fragments- poorly sorted alluvial sand, microlitic with dark vitric.

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 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Min 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 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_47_25 Ifira (Ifira) Malo 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic
WD_51_3 Santo (Santo) Santo 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_51_4 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_51_6 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_51_8 Malo (Malo) Santo 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_47_25

Efate185_B Efate185_B
Sherd 185-B from Ifira (Ifira). Slide WD_47_25 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.

Microlitic.


WD_51_3

Santo Santo
Sherd Santo from Santo (Santo). Slide WD_51_3 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. Modern Santo sherd.


WD_51_4

Malo29MK Malo29MK
Sherd 29MK from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_4 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.

Volcanic rock fragments- poorly sorted alluvial sand, microlitic with dark vitric.


WD_51_6

Malo121B Malo121B
Sherd 121B from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_6 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.

Volcanic rock fragments- poorly sorted alluvial sand, microlitic with dark vitric.


WD_51_8

Malo449 Malo449
Sherd 449 from Malo (Malo). Slide WD_51_8 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.

Volcanic rock fragments- poorly sorted alluvial sand, microlitic with dark vitric.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)