Fabric Code: tpr222a

Erromango olivine beach

Beach origin olivine rich. Lithic poor.

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 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Min 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 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_4 Ponamla (Erromango) Erromango 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na

WD_57_4

Ponamla61_4 Ponamla61_4
Sherd 61-4 from Ponamla (Erromango). Slide WD_57_4 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd, beach 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.)