South Province

Wikidata ID: Q965632

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

Geonames ID: 2140464       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 8721770

Mindat Loc ID: 57563

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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
tpr308 0 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 microlitic, serpentinite, chert
New Caledonian plagiogranite 0 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr309 5 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 amphibolite, quartzite
New Caledonian hybrid amphibolite 5 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 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
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
tpr310a ** 0 2 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, plutonite, metavolcanic, amphibolite, quartzite, chert, phyllite
New Caledonian ultramafic 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 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_8 tpr299 (New Caledonian lithic quartzose) Grand Terre 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_26_19 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_23 tpr310a (New Caledonian ultramafic) Grand Terre 0 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 vitric, plutonite
WD_26_24 tpr310a (New Caledonian ultramafic) Grand Terre 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, plutonite, metavolcanic
WD_26_9 tpr296 (New Caledonian quartzose) Grand Terre 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 quartzite, chert
WD_26_25 tpr310a (New Caledonian ultramafic) Grand Terre 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 plutonite, vitric, metavolcanic

WD_26_8

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Sherd 11-5 from Bourail (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Has chrome spinel, serpentinite and schist.


WD_26_19

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Sherd 11-3 from Bourail (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Quartz-ophiolitic.


WD_26_23

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Sherd 11-9 from Noumea (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_23 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.

Ophiolitic. May also have amphiboles.


WD_26_24

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Sherd 11-10 from Noumea (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Ophiolitic temper. May also have amphiboles.


WD_26_9

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Sherd 30-1 from St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Possibly from site 'Wattom-Wano' instead.


WD_26_25

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Sherd 11-13 from St Vincent Bay (Grande Terre). Slide WD_26_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.

Ophiolitic temper.


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.)