Fabric Code: tpr297

New Caledonian hybrid quartzose

Group B1. Quartzose with calcareous. Derives from Gondwanana Margin Terranes.

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 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 quartzite, chert, amphibolite
Min 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_26_1 Île Des Pins (Île Des Pins) New Caledonia 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite

WD_26_1

NewCal_7_6_a NewCal_7_6_a
Sherd 7-6 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_26_1 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.

Lapita sherd. Quartzose temper.


References:

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.)