Shepherd Islands

Wikidata ID: Q1520048

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 2134837       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


Volcanoes:

Tongoa: , Composite type, .

Northeast Shepherd Islands: Basalt / Picro-Basalt, Composite type, Stratovolcano(es).

Northwest Shepherd Islands: , Composite type, Complex.

Southern Shepherd Islands: , Composite type, Stratovolcano.

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Many fabrics have a range of abundances. The range maximum (top) and minimum (bottom) are shown.

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None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr239 ** 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Shepherd feldspathic 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Vanuatu

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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_47_22 tpr239 (Shepherd feldspathic) Shepherd islands or Efate Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
ML_1_7 tpr227 (Efate hybrid) Efate-Shepherd Islands Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, vitric
ML_1_8 tpr239 (Shepherd feldspathic) Efate-Shepherd Islands Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
ML_1_9 tpr239 (Shepherd feldspathic) Efate-Shepherd Islands Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
ML_1_10 tpr239 (Shepherd feldspathic) Efate-Shepherd Islands Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
WD_47_21 tpr239 (Shepherd feldspathic) Shepherd Islands or Efate Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_47_20 tpr239 (Shepherd feldspathic) Efate-Shepherd Islands Post-Lapita Efate and Shepherd Islands (2900 - 1200 BP) 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric

WD_47_22

Efate744K Efate744K
Sherd 744K from Emae (Emae). Slide WD_47_22 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.

Vitric.


ML_1_7

EM1 EM1
Sherd EM1 from Emae (Emae). Slide ML_1_7 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Plagioclase-rich.


ML_1_8

EM2 EM2
Sherd EM2 from Emae (Emae). Slide ML_1_8 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Tan pumiceous vitrics.


ML_1_9

EM3 EM3
Sherd EM3 from Emae (Emae). Slide ML_1_9 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Tan pumiceous vitrics


ML_1_10

EM4 EM4
Sherd EM4 from Emae (Emae). Slide ML_1_10 from Leclerc, ANU. 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.

Tan pumiceous vitrics.


WD_47_21

Efate729Z Efate729Z
Sherd 729N from Tongoa (Tongoa). Slide WD_47_21 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.

Vitric.


WD_47_20

Efate27_8 Efate27_8
Sherd 27-8 from Tongoa (Tongoa). Slide WD_47_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.

Found Tongoa (Shepherd Islands). Tan vitric.


References:

117 Vanuatu Report (Dickinson, W.)

25 in Garanger 1972 (Dickinson, W.)