L'Île-des-Pins Island group

Wikidata ID: Q136027338

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

Geonames ID: None       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: 361399

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr297 ** 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 quartzite, chert, amphibolite
New Caledonian hybrid quartzose 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr298 ** 4 3 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 quartzite, amphibolite, tectonite
New Caledonian quartzose placer 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr301 6 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric
New Caledonian hybrid lithic quartzose 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr303 ** 5 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 quartzite, tectonite, microphaneritic, amphibolite, plutonite, chert
New Caledonian hybrid quartzose-ophiolitic 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr305 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 microlitic, quartzite, tectonite
New Caledonian basaltic 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr306 ** 0 0 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic, vitric, plutonite
New Caledonian basaltic placer 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr310 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 serpentinite
New Caledonian hybrid ultramafic 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr311 6 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 serpentinite, chert
New Caledonian hybrid ultramafic placer 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr296a ** 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 quartzite, vitric, plutonite
New Caledonian amphibolic 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 New Caledonia
tpr296b ** 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
New Caledonian feldspathic 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr310a ** 0 2 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, plutonite, metavolcanic, amphibolite, quartzite, chert, phyllite
New Caledonian ultramafic 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 New Caledonia

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_27_11 tpr298 (New Caledonian quartzose placer) New Caledonia 4 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 plutonite, victric, quartzite
WD_27_8 tpr310a (New Caledonian ultramafic) New Caledonia 0 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_27_9 tpr296 (New Caledonian quartzose) New Caledonia 0 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_27_10 tpr296b (New Caledonian feldspathic) New Caledonia 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_27_6 tpr296a (New Caledonian amphibolic) New Caledonia 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 quartzite, vitric, plutonite
WD_27_7 tpr296a (New Caledonian amphibolic) New Caledonia 0 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 quartzite, vitric, plutonite
WD_26_1 tpr297 (New Caledonian hybrid quartzose) New Caledonia 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite

WD_27_11

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Sherd 7-9 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd.


WD_27_8

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Sherd 7-1 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_8 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Ophiolitic. Non-Lapita sherd. Has granitic, gabbro and ultramafic rock fragments.


WD_27_9

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Sherd 7-3 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_9 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Non-Lapita sherd.


WD_27_10

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Sherd 7-8 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_10 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd. Plagioclase dominates, very weathered.


WD_27_6

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Sherd 6-1 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_6 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Amphibole rich. Ophiolitic. Granite and ultramafic rocks.


WD_27_7

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Sherd 6-2 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_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.

Amphibole rich. Ophiolitic. Granitoid and ultramafic rock source.


WD_26_1

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Sherd 7-6 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_26_1 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd. Quartzose temper.


References:

006 St. Maurice, Ile des Pins, 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

Petrologic Character and Geologic Sources of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric New Caledonian Pottery (Dickinson, W.)

005 Kapume, Ile des Pins, 1966 (Dickinson, W.)