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 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. 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.)