Site: Ay Islet

Island: Banda


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
tpr203 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Maluku
tpr67 0 0 4 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 na
Banda hornblendic 0 0 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Maluku

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_17_16 tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) Banda 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_17_19 tpr67 (Banda hornblendic) unknown 0 0 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

WD_17_16

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Pyroxene-bearing and hornblende-free feldspathic temper sand embedded in clay paste containing a significant component of volcanic ash.


WD_17_19

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Sherd PA9 from Ay Islet (Banda). Slide WD_17_19 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.

Hornblende-bearing placer aggregate sand temper. Imported.


References:

237 Banda, Indonesia, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)