Fabric Code: tpr445

Exotic Vao vitric

Tan to pale brown vitric temper, exotic to Vao. May be the same as Exotic Malakula vitric. From Central Vanuatu.

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 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Vanuatu

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
ML_1_1 Vao (Malakula) Central Vanuatu 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic

ML_1_1

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Sherd VA14 from Vao (Malakula). Slide ML_1_1 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Tan glass vitrics with micro vesicular/pumiceous texture. Opaque rich, pink clay. Plagioclase.


References:

The Intentional Variability of Lapita Pottery Fabrics (Leclerc, M., et al.)