Fabric Code: tpr306

New Caledonian basaltic placer

Basaltic placer. Derived from overthrust oceanic terranes.

Fabric Class:

Pyroxenic-Igneous: Dominated by pyroxenic and igneous lithic inclusions.

Tectonic Highland Ophiolitic: Have diagnostic chrome-spinels and the metavolcanic serpentinite.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Southern Lapita (3050 - 2750 BP)

Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP)

Southern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic, vitric, plutonite
Min 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 New Caledonia

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_27_16 Mouly (Ouvea) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic, vitric, lathwork
WD_27_20 Wabao (Maré) Grand Terre Southern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic, lathwork, vitric, plutonite
WD_27_21 Wabao (Maré) Grand Terre Southern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic, lathwork, vitric, plutonite
WD_27_22 Wabao (Maré) Grand Terre Southern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 metavolcanic, vitric, lathwork, plutonite

WD_27_16

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Sherd 52-5 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_16 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.

Ophiolitic temper.


WD_27_20

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Sherd 52-10 from Wabao (Maré). Slide WD_27_20 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.

Ophiolitic.


WD_27_21

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Sherd 52-12 from Wabao (Maré). Slide WD_27_21 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.

Ophiolitic.


WD_27_22

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Sherd 52-13 from Wabao (Maré). Slide WD_27_22 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.

Ophiolitic.


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.)

Petrologic Character and Geologic Sources of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric New Caledonian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)