Fabric Code: tpr371

Nayau-Lakeba feldspathic

May be local, or from somewhere else in Lau.

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 2 0 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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
SB_2_71 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB_1_75 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB38_1_14 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB38_1_9 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB38_1_48 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB_5_66 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric
SB_5_100 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB_6_62 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
SB_7_89 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric
SB_6_92 Lakeba (Lakeba) Lakeba 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric

SB_2_71

Lakeba_2v71_a Lakeba_2v71_a
Sherd 196_14_A3 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_2_71 from Best 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.

Feldspathic.


SB_1_75

Lakeba_1v75 Lakeba_1v75
Sherd 196_11_B3 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_1_75 from Best 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.

Feldspathic.


SB38_1_14

Lakeba_14 Lakeba_14
Sherd 14 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_1_14 from Best 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.

Feldspathic


SB38_1_9

Lakeba_9 Lakeba_9
Sherd 9 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_1_9 from Best 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.

Feldspathic.


SB38_1_48

Lakeba_48_a Lakeba_48_a
Sherd 48 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB38_1_48 from Best 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.

Feldspathic


SB_5_66

Lakeba_5v66_a Lakeba_5v66_a
Sherd 47_7C from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_5_66 from Best 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.

Oil-lamp. Feldspathic, with some calcareous.


SB_5_100

Lakeba_5v100 Lakeba_5v100
Sherd 47_A2 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_5_100 from Best 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.

Applique. Feldspathic.


SB_6_62

Lakeba_6v62_b Lakeba_6v62_b
Sherd 132_south from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_6_62 from Best 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.

Dari (flared-rim bowl). Feldspathic.


SB_7_89

Lakeba_7v89_a Lakeba_7v89_a
Sherd 3_41 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_7_89 from Best 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.

Saqa (oil/water jar). Feldspathic.


SB_6_92

Lakeba_6v92_a Lakeba_6v92_a
Sherd 152_11 from Lakeba (Lakeba). Slide SB_6_92 from Best 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.

Feldspathic, but towards feldspathic-lithic.


References:

230 Nayau, Aiwa, Lau Group, Fiji, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)

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