Fabric Code: tpr232a

Exotic Efate hornblendic

Hybrid with hornblende. Probably from Central Vanuatu or Solomons

Sites:

No site information available.

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 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Min 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_46_12 Teouma (Efate) Central Vanuatu or Solomons 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_46_14 Teouma (Efate) Central Vanuatu or Solomons 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic

WD_46_12

Teouma_TE24 Teouma_TE24
Sherd TE24 from Teouma (Efate). Slide WD_46_12 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.

Hornblende.


WD_46_14

Teouma_TC3 Teouma_TC3
Sherd TC3 from Teouma (Efate). Slide WD_46_14 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.

HSET.


References:

255 Vanuatu, 2006 (Dickinson, W.)

282 Teouma, Efate, Vanuatu, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)

277 Teouma, Efate, Vanuata, 2009 (see 282) (Dickinson, W.)

297b Teouma, Efate, Vanuatu, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)