North Province

Wikidata ID: Q1612920

Lithology and Age: Mesozoic-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks. Paleozoic-Mesozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 2140685       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 8721769

Mindat Loc ID: 59144

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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
tpr296 ** 0 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 quartzite, amphibolite, tectonite, chert
New Caledonian quartzose 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 New Caledonia
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
tpr299 ** 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 chert, quartzite, tectonite, argillitic, amphibolite
New Caledonian lithic quartzose 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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
tpr302 ** 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 quartzite, amphibolite, plutonite, tectonite
New Caledonian quartzose-ophiolitic 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 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
tpr304 3 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 na
New Caledonian quartzose-ophiolitic placer 3 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 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
tpr312 6 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
New Caledonian calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr307 2 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 microlitic, chert, argillitic, quartzite
New Caledonian hybrid basaltic placer 2 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 New Caledonia

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_26_7 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_26_13 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 metalcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_27_4 tpr312 (New Caledonian calcareous) Grand Terre 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_27_5 tpr303 (New Caledonian hybrid quartzose-ophiolitic) Grand Terre 5 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 vitric, quartzite, metravolcanic
WD_27_1 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 quartzite, metavolcanic, chert, tectonite
WD_26_15 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_26_10 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 quartzite, chert
WD_26_22 tpr302 (New Caledonian quartzose-ophiolitic) Grand Terre 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 quartzite, amphibolite, plutonite, tectonite

WD_26_7

NewCal_9_5 NewCal_9_5
Sherd 9-5 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Non-Lapita sherd. Has quartzose-lithic temper.


WD_26_13

NewCal_8_5 NewCal_8_5
Sherd 8-5 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_13 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. Has quartzose-lithic temper.


WD_27_4

NewCal_8_2 NewCal_8_2
Sherd 8-2 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_4 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.

Non-Lapita sherd.


WD_27_5

NewCal_9_8 NewCal_9_8
Sherd 9-8 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_5 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_1

NewCal_9_2 NewCal_9_2
Sherd 9-2 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_1 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.

Non-Lapita sherd.


WD_26_15

NewCal_11_1 NewCal_11_1
Sherd 11-1 from Boyen-Taom (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_15 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.

Has serpentite.


WD_26_10

Wano_30_3 Wano_30_3
Sherd 30-3 from Koumac (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_10 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.

Said to be from Wattom-Wano.


WD_26_22

Wano_31_4 Wano_31_4
Sherd 31-4 from Hienghéne (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

From Wattom-Wano.


References:

007 New Caledonia, misc 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

003 Site 13, New Caledonia, 1966 (Dickinson, W.)

008 Summary of New Caledonian Tempers. (Dickinson, W.)

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

029 Wattom-Wano, New Caledonia 1970 (Dickinson, W.)