Fabric Code: tpr260

Malakula med lithic

Medium sand non-placer lithic temper with dominant plagioclase and felsitic fragments.

Fabric Class:

Felsitic-Microlitic Feldspathic: Dominated by felsitic and/or microlitic inclusions with feldspars.

Andesitic Arc: Dominated by andesite and basalt lithic fragments, with microlitic, felsitic and vitric textures, and the andesite minerals (plagioclase, clinopyroxene and sometimes hornblende).

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP)

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Min	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	Vanuatu

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_48_10	Maskelyne Islands (Maskelyne Islands)	Malakula		0	0	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric
WD_50_2	Vao (Vao)	Malakula		0	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
WD_50_1	Vao (Vao)	Malakula		0	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic
ML_1_6	Vao (Vao)	Malakula	Western Lapita (3000 - 2500 BP)	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric

WD_48_10

MaskelyneMK17 — Sherd MK17 from Maskelyne Islands (Maskelyne Islands). Slide WD_48_10 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.

MaskelyneMK17 — Sherd MK17 from Maskelyne Islands (Maskelyne Islands). Slide WD_48_10 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.

Lithic, primarily felsitic.

WD_50_2

312-2 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Medium sand non-placer lithic temper with dominant plagioclase and felsitic fragments.

WD_50_1

Vao312_3 — Sherd 312-3 from Vao (Vao). Slide WD_50_1 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.

Vao312_3 — Sherd 312-3 from Vao (Vao). Slide WD_50_1 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.

Medium sand non-placer lithic temper with dominant plagioclase and felsitic fragments.

ML_1_6

va44 — Sherd VA44 from Vao (Vao). Slide ML_1_6 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

va44 — Sherd VA44 from Vao (Vao). Slide ML_1_6 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Felsitic lithic. Andesitic origin from bedrock in the interior of Malakula.

References:

228 Vao Tempers, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)

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