Site: Ambon

Island: Ambon


Fabrics:

None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%

Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr76 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
Ambon hybrid 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Maluku
tpr78 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
Ambon-Haruku rhyolite 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Maluku
tpr80 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 quartzite, tectonite
Gorom-Seram quartzose 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Maluku

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_19_10 tpr76 (Ambon hybrid) Ambon 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_19_11 tpr76 (Ambon hybrid) Ambon 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_19_6 tpr76 (Ambon hybrid) Ambon 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_19_13 tpr78 (Ambon-Haruku rhyolite) Ambon 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_20_12 tpr78 (Ambon-Haruku rhyolite) Ambon/Haruku 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_20_13 tpr78 (Ambon-Haruku rhyolite) Ambon/Haruku 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric
WD_19_4 tpr78 (Ambon-Haruku rhyolite) Haruku 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_20_11 tpr78 (Ambon-Haruku rhyolite) Ambon/Haruku 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_20_7 tpr80 (Gorom-Seram quartzose) Seram 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_20_5 tpr80 (Gorom-Seram quartzose) Seram 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite

WD_19_10

HituMAM1 HituMAM1
Sherd MAM1 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_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.

Modern sherd. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_19_11

HituMOM4 HituMOM4
Sherd MOM4 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_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.

Modern sherd. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_19_6

HituMAS1 HituMAS1
Sherd MAS1 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_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.

Local sand.


WD_19_13

LeitimorHUS1 LeitimorHUS1
Sherd HUS1 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_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.

Stream sand.


WD_20_12

AmbonGC2 AmbonGC2
Sherd GC2 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_20_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.

Ambon indi or exotic (Haruku). Prehistoric sherd. Rhyolitic temper sand characteristic of Haruku origin. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_20_13

AmbonGM4 AmbonGM4
Sherd GM4 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_20_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.

Ambon indi or exotic (Haruku). Prehistoric sherd. Rhyolitic temper sand characteristic of Haruku origin. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_19_4

HituLM6 HituLM6
Sherd LM6 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_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.

Modern sherd. Rhyolite. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_20_11

AmbonEA2_1 AmbonEA2_1
Sherd EA2-1 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_20_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.

Ambon indi or exotic (Haruku). Prehistoric sherd. Rhyolitic temper sand characteristic of Haruku origin. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_20_7

HT1-2 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported from Seram. Prehistoric sherd. Mineralogically complex non-volcanic sand temper. Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite.


WD_20_5

AmbonAT AmbonAT
Sherd AT from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_20_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.

Prehistoric sherd. Mineralogically complex non-volcanic sand temper. Exotic Ambon (Seram). Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite.


References:

223 Maluku Tengah, Indonesia, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)