Fabric Code: tpr290b

Samoan crushed lathwork lithic

Feldspathic-lithic sand temper. Lathwork rocks. Crushed-rock tempers. May be from hawaiite rather than basaltic rocks.

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 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
Min 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Samoa

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
FL_1_23 Vailele (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_24 Vailele (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_25 Vailele (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitiric
FL_1_48 Vailele (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_51 Sasoa’A (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_50 Sasoa’A (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_29 Sasoa’A (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric
FL_1_26 Sasoa’A (Upolu) Upolu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 lathwork, vitric

FL_1_23

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Sherd AH-481 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_23 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Oceanic basaltic.


FL_1_24

Vailele_497 Vailele_497
Sherd AH-497 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_24 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Oceanic basalt.


FL_1_25

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Sherd AH-487 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_25 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Olivine basalt.


FL_1_48

Vailele_489_a Vailele_489_a
Sherd AH-489 from Vailele (Upolu). Slide FL_1_48 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Brown vitrics.


FL_1_51

Sasoaa_435 Sasoaa_435
Sherd AH-435 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_51 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Thick coares sherd. Basaltic.


FL_1_50

Sasoaa_464 Sasoaa_464
Sherd AH-464 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_50 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Basaltic.


FL_1_29

Sasoaa_399 Sasoaa_399
Sherd AH-399 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_29 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Thin fine sherd. Basaltic.


FL_1_26

Sasoaa_391 Sasoaa_391
Sherd AH-391 from Sasoa’a (Upolu). Slide FL_1_26 from Leach Collection, Auckland University. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Thin fine sherd. Basaltic.


References:

Temper Sands in Prehistoric Oceanian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)