Fabric Code: tpr220

Erromango pyroxenic

A plagioclase-poor and pyroxene rich temper. Volcanic rock fragments vitric, but also intergranular.

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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 2 0 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic
Min 0 0 1 4 0 2 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_57_1 Ponamla (Erromango) Erromango 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, lathwork, microlitic

WD_57_1

Ponamla61_1 Ponamla61_1
Sherd 61-1 from Ponamla (Erromango). Slide WD_57_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 with higher exposure. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Plagioclase-poor and pyroxene rich temper. Non-Lapita sherd. Stream origin.


References:

147 Erromango, Vanuatu, 1998 (see 177) (Dickinson, W.)

170 Erromango, Vanuatu, Nendo, Santa Cruz group, 1998 (see 177) (Dickinson, W.)

177 Erromango, Vanuatu, correction to 147 and 170, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)