Fabric Code: tpr98

Mussau type H

Hybrid non-placer (Type H).

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

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_39_17 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_18 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 5 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_39_17

ECA90_2_1 ECA90_2_1
Sherd ECA90-2-1 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_17 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.

Hybrid non-placer (Type H).


WD_39_18

ECA66_3_16A ECA66_3_16A
Sherd ECA66-3-16A from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_18 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.

Hybrid non-placer (Type H).


References:

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