Bougainville Island

Wikidata ID: Q201766

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

Geonames ID: 2099059       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 7002089

Mindat Loc ID: 278091


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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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
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

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
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_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

Pidia60P_5 Pidia60P_5
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

Pidia60P_11 Pidia60P_11
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.


References:

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

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