Fabric Code: tpr249

Malakula limeclast hybrid

Hybrid with limeclast calcareous and feldspar, microlitic and felsitic rock volcanic sands.

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 4 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 limeclast, microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
Min 3 0 1 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_58_24 Malakula (Malakula) Malakula 3 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 limeclast, microlitic, felsitic, vitric, microphaneritic
ML_1_5 Vao (Malakula) Malakula 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 felsitic, limeclast, microphaneritic, microlitic

WD_58_24

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Sherd NHM47 from Malakula (Malakula). Slide WD_58_24 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. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Hybrid with limeclast calcareous and feldspar, microlitic and felsitic rock volcanic sands. Older sherd.


ML_1_5

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Sherd VA38 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_5 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Limeclast volcanic lithic hybrid.


References:

180 Malakula, Vanuatu, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)

155 Malakula, Vanuatu, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

The Intentional Variability of Lapita Pottery Fabrics (Leclerc, M., et al.)