Fabric Code: tpr45

Chuuk calcareous

Calcareous hybrid with volcanic rock fragments (glassy, intersertal and/or intergranular), and opaque minerals, and feldspars and clinopyroxene.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous inclusions.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP)

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 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Min 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carolines

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_99_1 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_99_16 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_99_20 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_99_4 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_99_5 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_99_6 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_99_7 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_99_9 Sapota (Fefan) Chuuk East Carolines Calcareous (2500 - 1000 BP) 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

WD_99_1

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Sherd FEF-1 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Subrounded calcareous sand.


WD_99_16

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Sherd 45-13 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_16 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.

Calcareous and minor glassy (tan to brown) volcanic rock fragment. Opaque mineral.


WD_99_20

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Sherd 45-17 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_20 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.

Calcareous and minor plagioclase feldspar, clinopyroxene, intersertal volcanic rock fragment, glassy (brown) volcanic rock fragment, and opaque mineral.


WD_99_4

FEF_4 FEF_4
Sherd FEF-4 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_4 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.

Subrounded calcareous sand.


WD_99_5

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Sherd 45-1 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_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.

Calcareous and minor glassy (red-orange) volcanic rock fragment and opaque mineral.


WD_99_6

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Sherd 45-2 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_6 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.

Calcareous and minor intersertal volcanic rock fragment, glassy (tan) volcanic rock fragment.


WD_99_7

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Sherd 45-4 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_7 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.

Calcareous and minor glassy (tan and red-orange) volcanic rock fragment, and opaque mineral.


WD_99_9

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Sherd 45-6 from Sapota (Fefan). Slide WD_99_9 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.

Calcareous and minor plagioclase feldspar, glassy (brown) volcanic rock fragment.


References:

069 Central Caroline 1977 (Dickinson, W.)