Fabric Code: tpr266

Malakula opaque-rich

Opaque iron oxide-rich placer sand temper.

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 1 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic
Min 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 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_50_23 Vao (Malakula) Malakula 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic, microphaneritic
ML_1_3 Vao (Malakula) Malakula 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, microphaneritic, microlitic
ML_1_2 Vao (Malakula) Malakula 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic

WD_50_23

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Sherd 372-8 from Vao (Malakula). Slide WD_50_23 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.

Opaque rich placer.


ML_1_3

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Sherd VA30 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_3 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.

Volcanic opaque-rich placer sand. Lapita sherd.


ML_1_2

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Sherd VA20 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_2 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.

Volcanic placer. Medium opaque inclusions. Lapita sherd.


References:

228 Vao Tempers, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)

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