Bougainville Province

Wikidata ID: Q18826

Lithology: Basaltic andesite volcanics and plutonic ( Dickinson (2006) )

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

Geonames ID: 2089470       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1000817

Mindat Loc ID: 186643


Volcanoes:

Balbi: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Composite type, Stratovolcano.

Bagana: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Composite type, Lava cone.

Billy Mitchell: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Caldera type, Caldera.

Takuan Group: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Composite type, Compound.

Loloru: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Composite type, Compound.

Tore: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite, Minor type, Lava cone.

Emperor Range: , Caldera type, Caldera(s).

Numa Numa: , Composite type, Stratovolcano.

Bakanovi: , Composite type, Stratovolcano.

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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
tpr131 ** 0 1 6 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, chert
New Ireland cherty feldspathic 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bismarck
tpr132 ** 6 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
New Ireland hybrid 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr133 ** 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic
Exotic New Ireland lithic 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 Bismarck
tpr134 ** 1 0 2 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
TLTF olivine placer 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr119 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
Asio sparse-pyroxenic-vitric 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Solomons
tpr117 0 0 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Meinakapa feldspathic 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr111 ** 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Paubake feldspathic natural temper 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr112 ** 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr113 0 0 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Paubake partial placer manual 0 0 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr114 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Paubake placer manual 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr115 ** 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr116 0 0 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Pidia manual 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr118 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Pidia modern 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons
tpr120 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Kieta partial placer 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Solomons
tpr121 ** 0 0 4 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Kieta placer 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons
tpr125 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
Buka calcareous hybrid 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomons

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_32_13 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
WD_32_20 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
WD_32_25 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
WD_32_23 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_15 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_22 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_24 tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) New Ireland or Central Solomons Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, chert
WD_38_3 tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_1 tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_2 tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_7 tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_12 tpr132 (New Ireland hybrid) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 3 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_9 tpr132 (New Ireland hybrid) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_10 tpr132 (New Ireland hybrid) New Ireland Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 5 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_13 tpr133 (Exotic New Ireland lithic) North Bougainville? Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_38_14 tpr134 (TLTF olivine placer) TLTF or New Britain Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_38_15 tpr134 (TLTF olivine placer) TLTF or New Britain Early Far Western Lapita (3500 - 2770 BP) 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_7 tpr119 (Asio sparse-pyroxenic-vitric) Central Bougainville 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_35_15 tpr117 (Meinakapa feldspathic) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_35_16 tpr117 (Meinakapa feldspathic) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_35_17 tpr117 (Meinakapa feldspathic) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_34_11 tpr111 (Paubake feldspathic natural temper) South Bougainville Late Buin (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_13 tpr111 (Paubake feldspathic natural temper) South Bougainville Late Buin (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_17 tpr111 (Paubake feldspathic natural temper) South Bougainville Late Buin (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_19 tpr111 (Paubake feldspathic natural temper) South Bougainville Late Buin (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_20 tpr111 (Paubake feldspathic natural temper) South Bougainville Late Buin (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_4 tpr112 (Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual) South Bougainville Early Buin (1000 - 300 BP) 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_2 tpr112 (Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual) South Bougainville Early Buin (1000 - 300 BP) 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_5 tpr112 (Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual) South Bougainville Early Buin (1000 - 300 BP) 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_8 tpr112 (Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual) South Bougainville Early Buin (1000 - 300 BP) 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_9 tpr115 (Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural) Central Bougainville Pidia (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_35_11 tpr115 (Pidia feldspathic-hornblendic natural) Central Bougainville Pidia (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_35_12 tpr116 (Pidia manual) Central Bougainville Asio ware (1000 - 300 BP) 0 0 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_35_14 tpr118 (Pidia modern) Central Bougainville Pidia (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_35_2 tpr120 (Kieta partial placer) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_6 tpr120 (Kieta partial placer) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_3 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_1 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_4 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_5 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville Kieta ware (1500 - 0 BP) 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_32_1 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville Recent Buka (300 - 0 BP) 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_2 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville Malasang (700 - 500 BP) 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_3 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville Malasang (700 - 500 BP) 0 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_5 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville Mararing (500 - 100 BP) 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_9 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville Mararing (500 - 100 BP) 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_101_1 tpr125 (Buka calcareous hybrid) Buka Buka ware (2500 - 2200 BP) 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_101_2 tpr125 (Buka calcareous hybrid) Buka Buka ware (2500 - 2200 BP) 6 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_101_3 tpr127 (Buka microgranular) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
WD_101_4 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) Buka Post Lapita Buka (2200 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic

WD_32_13

Nissan_Kaplan_1 Nissan_Kaplan_1
Sherd 1 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_32_13 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.

Buka wares Fine-grained microgranular rock fragments dominant.


WD_32_20

Nissan_Kaplan_8 Nissan_Kaplan_8
Sherd 8 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_32_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.

Buka wares Fine-grained microgranular rock fragments dominant.


WD_32_25

DFF97_bukawares DFF97_bukawares
Sherd DFF97 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_32_25 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.

Poorly sorted temper sand characteristic of Buka temper types.


WD_32_23

Nissan-11 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.


WD_32_15

Nissan_Kaplan_3 Nissan_Kaplan_3
Sherd 3 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_32_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.

Buka wares. Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.


WD_32_22

Nissan_Kaplan_10 Nissan_Kaplan_10
Sherd 10 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_32_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.

Buka wares. Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.


WD_32_24

Nissan_Kaplan_12 Nissan_Kaplan_12
Sherd 12 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_32_24 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.

Chert/metachert, quartzose/quartzite, felsite, and siltstone present. Some plagioclase altered albite.


WD_38_3

DGD169 DGD169
Sherd DGD169 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_3 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.

Feldspathic sand temper.


WD_38_1

DGW41 DGW41
Sherd DGW41 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Feldspathic.


WD_38_2

DFF96A DFF96A
Sherd DFF96A from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_2 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.

Feldspathic sand temper.


WD_38_7

DIZ1 DIZ1
Sherd DIZ1 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Feldspathic.


WD_38_12

DGD223 DGD223
Sherd DGD223 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.


WD_38_9

DFF83 DFF83
Sherd DFF83 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.


WD_38_10

DGW36 DGW36
Sherd DGW36 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.


WD_38_13

DGW71 DGW71
Sherd DGW71 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Moderately sorted and mineralogically complex lithic sand temper, with microgranular hypabyssal.


WD_38_14

DFF2 DFF2
Sherd DFF2 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_14 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.

Well sorted and subrounded to subangular pyroxenic beach placer temper, basaltic lithics are hyalopilitic.


WD_38_15

DFF104 DFF104
Sherd DFF104 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_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.

Well sorted and subrounded to subangular pyroxenic beach placer temper, basaltic lithics. Microlitics are hyalopilitic.


WD_35_7

Asio60A_7 Asio60A_7
Sherd 60A-7 from Asio (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Very sparse, moderately sorted, subrounded medium- to coarse-grained temper sand. Prehistoric sherd. Probably beach. Manually added temper. Glassy fragments in clay. Abundant clinopyroxene and lithics.


WD_35_15

Pidia60M_8 Pidia60M_8
Sherd 60M-8 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper.


WD_35_16

Pidia60M_9 Pidia60M_9
Sherd 60M-9 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_16 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper.


WD_35_17

Pidia60M_10 Pidia60M_10
Sherd 60M-10 from Meinakapa (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper.


WD_34_11

Paubake4180_BS_4 Paubake4180_BS_4
Sherd 4180-BS-4 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_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.

Untempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_13

Paubake424001_BS_1 Paubake424001_BS_1
Sherd 424001-BS-1 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_13 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.

Untempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_17

Paubake4473_BS_2 Paubake4473_BS_2
Sherd 4473-BS-2 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_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.

Untempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_19

Paubake4180_BS_2 Paubake4180_BS_2
Sherd 4180-BS-2 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_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.

Untempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_20

Paubake4180_BS_3 Paubake4180_BS_3
Sherd 4180-BS-3 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_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.

Untempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_4

Paubake4431_BS_3 Paubake4431_BS_3
Sherd 4431-BS-3 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_4 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.

Maybe tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_2

Paubake4473_BS_5 Paubake4473_BS_5
Sherd 4473-BS-5 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_2 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.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_5

Paubake4420_1_BS_1 Paubake4420_1_BS_1
Sherd 4420-1-BS-1 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_5 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.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_8

Paubake4473_BS_4 Paubake4473_BS_4
Sherd 4473-BS-4 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_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.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_35_9

Pidia60P_2 Pidia60P_2
Sherd 60P-2 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper, tan to brown vitrics. Andesitic.


WD_35_11

Pidia60P_4 Pidia60P_4
Sherd 60P-4 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_11 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Poorly sorted, angular to subangular feldspathic aggregate sand temper, tan to brown vitrics. Andesitic.


WD_35_12

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Sherd 60P-5 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_12 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.

Prehistoric potsherd. Moderately sorted, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded temper sand.


WD_35_14

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Sherd 60P-11 from Pidia (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Modern potsherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.


WD_35_2

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Sherd 201T-BS13 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_2 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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.


WD_35_6

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Sherd 201T-BS16 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.


WD_35_3

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Sherd 201T-BS14 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_3 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_35_1

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Sherd 201T-BS17 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_35_4

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Sherd 201T-BS15 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_35_5

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Sherd 201T-BS18 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_35_5 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_32_1

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Sherd 201T-BS-11 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_32_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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_2

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Sherd 201T-BS-6 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_32_2 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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_3

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Sherd 201T-BS-5 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_32_3 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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_5

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Sherd 201T-BS-4 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_32_5 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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_9

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Sherd 201T-BS-2 from Teop Islet (Teop). Slide WD_32_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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_101_1

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Sherd 104 from Buka (Buka). Slide WD_101_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.

Lapita. Well sorted and rounded calcareous sand. Plagioclase.


WD_101_2

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Sherd 103 from Buka (Buka). Slide WD_101_2 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.

Lapita. well sorted and rounded calcareous sand. Plagioclase.


WD_101_3

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Sherd 102 from Buka (Buka). Slide WD_101_3 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. Poorly sorted and weathered volcanic sand. Plagioclase and microphaneritic igneous rock fragments (microgranular grains composed dominantly of plagioclase-clinopyroxene with subophitic internal texture of clinopyroxene crystals partly enclosing plagioclase laths), microlitic volcanic rock fragments, opaque iron oxides, clinopyroxene, green hornblende, and deeply weathered brown biotite


WD_101_4

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Sherd 101 from Buka (Buka). Slide WD_101_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. Poorly sorted and weathered volcanic sand. Plagioclase and pyroxene.


References:

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

152 Bougainville, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

Reports of Bougainville Arch Society No. 7 (Dickinson, W.)

054 Buka, PNG 1973 (Dickinson, W.)

057 Nissan, New Ireland, PNG 1974 (Dickinson, W.)

178 Nissan, PNG, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)