Fabric Code: tpr416

Honshu Jomon

Jomon sherds from Japan. Lithics include vitric, felsitic, mirolitic, hypabyssal, chert, argillite, microgranular, tectonite, and quartzite.

Fabric Class:

Quartzose-Feldspathic Lithic: Dominated by quartz and feldspar inclusions, with igneous and/or sedimentary lithics.

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	0	2	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	microphaneritic, felsitic, micorlitic, argillitic, siltstone, chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric
Min	0	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	Japan

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_107_1	Honshu (Japan)	Honshu		0	2	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	microphaneritic, felsitic, micorlitic, argillitic, siltstone, chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric
WD_107_2	Honshu (Japan)	Honshu		0	1	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic, argillitic, silstone, chert, quartzite, felsitic
WD_107_3	Honshu (Japan)	Honshu		0	2	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	microhaneritic, felsitic, micorlitic, argillitic, siltstone, chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric

WD_107_1

Mele_112_110 — Sherd 12-110 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_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.

Mele_112_110 — Sherd 12-110 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_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.

Roughly mid-Jomon. Lithics include vitric, felsitic, mirolitic, hypabyssal, chert, argillite, microgranular, tectonite, and quartzite.

WD_107_2

Mele_112_111 — Sherd 112-111 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_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.

Mele_112_111 — Sherd 112-111 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_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.

Late Jomon. Lithics include vitric, felsitic, mirolitic, hypabyssal, chert, argillite, microgranular, tectonite, and quartzite.

WD_107_3

Mele_112_112 — Sherd 112-112 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_3 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.

Mele_112_112 — Sherd 112-112 from Honshu (Japan). Slide WD_107_3 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.

Lithics include vitric, felsitic, mirolitic, hypabyssal, chert, argillite, microgranular, tectonite, and quartzite.

References:

105 Efate, Vanuatu vs Jomon sherds from Japan 1993 (Dickinson, W.)