Fabric Code: tpr506

Feni feldspathic hornblende

Vitric, hornblende and plagioclase.

Fabric Class:

Vitric Feldspathic: Dominated by vitric inclusions, with feldspars.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP)

Middle Far Western Lapita (3050 - 2300 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 0 0 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Min 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

No representative slide details available.

References:

244 Balbanlankin, Anir, Ambitle, New Ireland, PNG, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)

Moving On or Settling Down? (Hogg, Summerhayes and Chen)