Malaita Province

Wikidata ID: Q1190896

Lithology and Age: Mesozoic-Cenozoic (mafic) volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 2106552       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1001407

Mindat Loc ID: 126619

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr127 ** 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
Buka microgranular 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Solomons
tpr128 ** 0 1 6 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
Buka plagioclase pyroxene 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr275 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Ontong quartzose 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomons
tpr276 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 plutonite
Ontong quartzo-feldspathic 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Solomons

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_101_6 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
WD_101_7 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_35_19 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_35_20 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_35_18 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) Buka 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_101_8 tpr275 (Ontong quartzose) Unknown 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_101_9 tpr276 (Ontong quartzo-feldspathic) Unknown 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 plutonite

WD_101_6

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Sherd 4 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_101_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.

Microgranular temper. May not be from Buka- has different hornblende:pyroxene ratio.


WD_101_7

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Sherd 6 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_101_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.

Microgranular temper. May not be from Buka- has different hornblende:pyroxene ratio.


WD_35_19

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Sherd 55-7 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_35_19 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.

Microgranular temper. May not be from Buka- has different hornblende:pyroxene ratio.


WD_35_20

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Sherd 55-8 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_35_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.

Microgranular temper. May not be from Buka- has different hornblende:pyroxene ratio.


WD_35_18

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Sherd 55-6 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_35_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.

Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.


WD_101_8

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Sherd 3 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_101_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.

Quartzose temper.


WD_101_9

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Sherd 51 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_101_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.

Quartzo-feldspathic temper.


References:

153 Bougainville, Buka, Nissan, Ontong Java, Shortland, Solomon, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

051 Ontong Java atoll, Solomon 1973 (Dickinson, W.)

125 Ontong Java atoll, Solomon, 1996 (Dickinson, W.)