Ouvea Island

Wikidata ID: Q18655796

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 2139032       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1008472

Mindat Loc ID: 428140

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
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
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
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

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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_27_12 tpr302 (New Caledonian quartzose-ophiolitic) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 metavolcanic, plutonite, vitric, quartzite
WD_27_13 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, quartzite, plutonite
WD_27_14 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, quartzite, plutonite
WD_27_15 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, quartzite, plutonite
WD_27_17 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, quartzite, plutonite
WD_27_16 tpr306 (New Caledonian basaltic placer) Grand Terre Northern New Caledonia Post-Lapita (2900 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 metavolcanic, vitric, lathwork

WD_27_12

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Sherd 52-1 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_12 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.

Quartz mica-schist lithics.


WD_27_13

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Sherd 52-2 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_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.

Lithic.


WD_27_14

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Sherd 52-3 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_14 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.

Lithic.


WD_27_15

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Sherd 52-4 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_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.

Lithic.


WD_27_17

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Sherd 52-6 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_17 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.

Lithic.


WD_27_16

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Sherd 52-5 from Mouly (Ouvea). Slide WD_27_16 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 temper.


References:

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