Fabric Code: tpr296

New Caledonian quartzose

Group C1. Quartz grains and quatzose sedimentary and meta-sedimentary lithics. Grains more than lithics. Amphibolite and phyllite, chert and quartzite. Plagioclase, epidote, biotite. Derives from Gondwanana Margin Terranes

Fabric Class:

Quartzose-Feldspathic Lithic: Dominated by quartz and feldspar inclusions, with igneous and/or sedimentary lithics.

Tectonic Highland Quartzose: Quartzose fabrics, with chert/metachert and slate/phyllite lithics.

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	quartzite, amphibolite, tectonite, chert
Min	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	New Caledonia

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_27_9	Île Des Pins (Île Des Pins)	New Caledonia	0	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_26_9	St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre)	Grand Terre	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	quartzite, chert

WD_27_9

IllsDesPins_7_3 — Sherd 7-3 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_9 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.

IllsDesPins_7_3 — Sherd 7-3 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_9 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.

Non-Lapita sherd.

WD_26_9

Wano_30_1 — Sherd 30-1 from St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_9 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.

Wano_30_1 — Sherd 30-1 from St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_9 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.

Possibly from site 'Wattom-Wano' instead.

References:

007 New Caledonia, misc 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

271 Temper Grain Types in Chiu New Caledonia Sherds (Dickinson, W.)

270 Preliminary Temper Analysis of Varied New Caledonia Sherds (Dickinson, W.)

273 Summary Petrographic Evaluation of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric Lapita Sherds Excavated from Sele (Dickinson, W.)