Fabric Code: tpr389

Exotic Cikobia felsic

Udu Volcanic Group of the nearby Udu Peninsula of Vanua Levu as the source of the wares containing them. Hybrid variants present.

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 3 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
Min 0 2 1 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
WD_98_1 Cikobia (Cikobia) Udu, Vanua Levu 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsic, microlitic, vitric
WD_98_2 Cikobia (Cikobia) Udu, Vanua Levu 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsic
WD_98_4 Cikobia (Cikobia) Udu Vanua Levu 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
WD_98_5 Cikobia (Cikobia) Udu, Vanua Levu 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic

WD_98_1

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Sherd CIK7 from Cikobia (Cikobia). Slide WD_98_1 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.

Paddle-impressed Navatu phase.


WD_98_2

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Sherd CIK8 from Cikobia (Cikobia). Slide WD_98_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.

Paddle-impressed Navatu phase. Hybrid variant of Udu felsic temper.


WD_98_4

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Sherd CIK14 from Cikobia (Cikobia). Slide WD_98_4 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.

Ovoid pot. Vuda-Ra phase. Udu peninsula, Vanua Levu temper.


WD_98_5

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Sherd CIK19 from Cikobia (Cikobia). Slide WD_98_5 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.

Yaqona bowl or dari. Vuda-Ra phase. Udu peninsula, Vanua Levu temper.


References:

310 Nukubalavu, Natewa Bay, Vanua Levu, Fiji, 2014 (Dickinson, W.)

201 Cikobia, Fiji, 2001 (Dickinson, W.)