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.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous-Feldspathic: Dominated by calcareous and feldspar inclusions.

Andesitic Arc Quartzose Variant: Dominated by andesite and basalt lithic fragments, with microlitic, felsitic and vitric textures, and the andesite minerals (plagioclase, clinopyroxene and sometimes hornblende). With quartz.

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./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 Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	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

Cikobia_CIK7 — 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.

Cikobia_CIK7 — 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

Cikobia_CIK8 — 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.

Cikobia_CIK8 — 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

Cikobia_CIK14 — 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.

Cikobia_CIK14 — 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

Cikobia_CIK19 — 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.

Cikobia_CIK19 — 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.)