Fabric Code: tpr97

Mussau type G

Pyroxenic (Type G). Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.

Fabric Class:

Pyroxenic Calcareous: Dominated by pyroxene inclusions, with calcareous.

Andesitic Arc: Dominated by andesite and basalt lithic fragments, with microlitic, felsitic and vitric textures, and the andesite minerals (plagioclase, clinopyroxene and sometimes hornblende).

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	4	1	4	5	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
Min	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_39_8	Talepakemalai (Eloaua)	Manus or Lavongai	0	0	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_39_12	Talepakemalai (Eloaua)	Manus or Lavongai	0	1	3	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric
WD_39_13	Etapakengaroasa (Emananus)	Manus or Lavongai	0	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	felsitic, vitric

WD_39_8

ECA16_6_17 — Sherd ECA16-6-17 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_8 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.

ECA16_6_17 — Sherd ECA16-6-17 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_8 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.

Pyroxenic (Type G).

WD_39_12

ECA69_7_19 — Sherd ECA69-7-19 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_12 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.

ECA69_7_19 — Sherd ECA69-7-19 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_12 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.

Pyroxenic (Type G).

WD_39_13

EHB1_6_5 — Sherd EHB1-6-5 from Etapakengaroasa (Emananus). Slide WD_39_13 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.

EHB1_6_5 — Sherd EHB1-6-5 from Etapakengaroasa (Emananus). Slide WD_39_13 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.

Pyroxenic (Type G).

References:

Talepakemalai: Lapita and Its Transformations in the Mussau Islands of Near Oceania (Dickinson, W. & Kirch, P.)