Fabric Code: tpr233

Efate standard

Plagioclase, pale brown glass (pumiceous volcanic rock fragments), some clinopyroxene and opaques.

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 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
Min 0 0 5 1 0 1 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_47_10 Efate (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_13 Mangaasi (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_47_16 Erueti (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_17 Eretoka (Eretoka) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_18 Mele Plain (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_2 Ifira (Ifira) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_4 Ifira (Ifira) Efate 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_6 Ifira (Ifira) Efate 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_8 Ifira (Ifira) Efate 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_12 Mangaasi (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_13 Mangaasi (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_15 Ifira (Ifira) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_58_6 Mele Plain (Efate) Efate 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_58_8 Mele Plain (Efate) Efate 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric

WD_47_10

Efate612C Efate612C
Sherd 612C from Efate (Efate). Slide WD_47_10 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.

Vitric.


WD_47_13

Efate27_2 Efate27_2
Sherd 27-2 from Mangaasi (Efate). Slide WD_47_13 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.

Tan vitric.


WD_47_16

Efate27_10 Efate27_10
Sherd 27-10 from Erueti (Efate). Slide WD_47_16 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.

Tan vitric.


WD_47_17

Efate27_22 Efate27_22
Sherd 27-22 from Eretoka (Eretoka). Slide WD_47_17 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.

Tan vitric. Retoka.


WD_47_18

MeleMI24 MeleMI24
Sherd MeleMI24 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_47_18 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.

Vitric.


WD_47_2

Efate142F Efate142F
Sherd 142F from Ifira (Ifira). Slide WD_47_2 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.

Vitric.


WD_47_4

Efate156B Efate156B
Sherd 156B from Ifira (Ifira). Slide WD_47_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.

Vitric.


WD_47_6

Efate189A Efate189A
Sherd 189A from Ifira (Ifira). Slide WD_47_6 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.

Vitric.


WD_47_8

Efate268F Efate268F
Sherd 268F from Ifira (Ifira). Slide WD_47_8 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.

Vitric.


WD_58_12

Momgaasi641_1 Momgaasi641_1
Sherd 641-1 from Mangaasi (Efate). Slide WD_58_12 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.

Vitric.


WD_58_13

Momgaasi641_2 Momgaasi641_2
Sherd 641-2 from Mangaasi (Efate). Slide WD_58_13 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.

Vitric.


WD_58_15

Efate138F Efate138F
Sherd 138F from Ifira (Ifira). Slide WD_58_15 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.

Vitric.


WD_58_6

Matautuava54_4 Matautuava54_4
Sherd 54-4 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_58_6 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.

Probably from Mele Plain.


WD_58_8

Matautuava54_6 Matautuava54_6
Sherd 54-6 from Mele Plain (Efate). Slide WD_58_8 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.

Probably from Mele Plain.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)