Fabric Code: tpr364

Kedekeke pyroxenic

Kedekede temper. Probably derived from Kanacea or some other place in Lau exposing the Korobasaga Volcanic Group.

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 2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork
Min 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
SB38_1_50 Lakeba (Lakeba) Kanacea Lau 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
SB38_1_55 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lau 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
SB38_2_20 Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
SB38_2_11 Kabara (Kabara) Lau 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
SB38_2_19 Kabara (Kabara) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
SB38_2_16 Kabara (Kabara) Lau 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork
SB_8_47 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork
SB_6_59 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lau 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, plutonite
WD_63_13 Karobo (Viti Levu) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
WD_67_2 Totoya (Totoya) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork
WD_67_10 Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu) Lau 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 lathwork

SB38_1_50

Lakeba_50 Lakeba_50
Sherd 50 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_1_50 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

From basaltic source rocks.


SB38_1_55

Lakeba_55 Lakeba_55
Sherd 55 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_1_55 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Kendekende temper.


SB38_2_20

VB054_a VB054_a
Sherd VB054 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide SB38_2_20 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

From Lau.


SB38_2_11

Kabara1 Kabara1
Sherd KAB1 from Kabara (Kabara). Slide SB38_2_11 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Kendekeke temper. Has olivines.


SB38_2_19

Kabara9 Kabara9
Sherd KAB9 from Kabara (Kabara). Slide SB38_2_19 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Has slightly different values from most of the Kedekede tempers.


SB38_2_16

Kabara6 Kabara6
Sherd KAB6 from Kabara (Kabara). Slide SB38_2_16 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Has less pyroxenes and more lithics, than most Kendekeke tempers.


SB_8_47

Lakeba_8v47 Lakeba_8v47
Sherd 3_33 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_8_47 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Applique. Pyroxenic.


SB_6_59

Lakeba_6v59_a Lakeba_6v59_a
Sherd 132_K from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_6_59 from Best Collection, Auckland University. 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.

Dari (flared-rim bowl). Pyroxenic.


WD_63_13

Karobo_KORO6 Karobo_KORO6
Sherd KORO-6 from Karobo (Viti Levu). Slide WD_63_13 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.

Lapita red slip. Pyroxenic, probably from Lau.


WD_67_2

Totoya_F1 Totoya_F1
Sherd F1 from Totoya (Totoya). Slide WD_67_2 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.

Probably from Kedekeke but could be local.


WD_67_10

VanuaBalavu_VB994 VanuaBalavu_VB994
Sherd VB994 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide WD_67_10 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.

Pyroxenic placer temper.


References:

114 Totoya, Fiji; (Dickinson, W.)

140 Kekekede, Lau, Fiji, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

Best 1984 Lakeba: the Prehistory of a Fijian Island. PhD Thesis University of Auckland (Best, S)