Petrography and geologic provenance of sand tempers in prehistoric potsherds from Fiji and Vanuatu, South Pacific

Geologic sources and geographic distribu

Geologic sources and geographic distribution of sand tempers in prehistoric potsherds from the Mariana Islands

✍ William R. Dickinson; Brian M. Butler; Darlene R. Moore; Marilyn Swift 📂 Article 📅 2001 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 284 KB

## Abstract Temper sands in prehistoric potsherds of the Mariana Islands include terrigenous detritus derived from Paleogene volcanic bedrock and calcareous grains derived chiefly from modern fringing reefs, but also in part from uplifted Neogene limestones overlying volcanic bedrock. Calcareous sa