Fabric Code: tpr498

Vanua Balavu placer

Placer temper rich in opaques. Possibly local to Vanua Balavu.

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 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microphaneritic
Min 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_67_8 Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu) Vanua Balavu 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microphaneritic
WD_67_9 Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu) Vanua Balavu 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microphaneritic

WD_67_8

VanuaBalavu_VB992 VanuaBalavu_VB992
Sherd VB992 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide WD_67_8 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.

Opaque rich placer.


WD_67_9

VanuaBalavu_VB993 VanuaBalavu_VB993
Sherd VB993 from Vanua Balavu (Vanua Balavu). Slide WD_67_9 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.

Opaque-rich placer.


References:

Petrography and geologic provenance of sand tempers in prehistoric potsherds from Fiji and Vanuatu (Dickinson, W.)