Site: Lif

Island: Tanga       Lithology: Volcanic high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2092354       Wikidata ID: Q6544510       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: 344338


In:

New Ireland Province Wikidata ID: Q838690

Tanga Group Wikidata ID: Q1401361

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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
tpr315 0 0 6 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr316 0 0 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr318 2 0 2 5 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
Tanga pyroxene opaque placer 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr319 0 0 1 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
Tanga opaque placer 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr320 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Tanga lithic hybrid 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Bismarck
tpr321 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Exotic Tanga hornblendic hybrid 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Bismarck
tpr322 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bismarck

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_33_11 tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) Tanga not Boeng 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_33_5 tpr316 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic) Tanga 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_30_12 tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) Tanga 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_8 tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) Tanga 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_17 tpr320 (Tanga lithic hybrid) Unknown 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_30_20 tpr321 (Exotic Tanga hornblendic hybrid) Feni 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_30_21 tpr322 (Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic) Feni 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic

WD_33_11

Lif_ETM1048 Lif_ETM1048
Sherd ETM1048 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_33_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.

Angkikita site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and biotite.


WD_33_5

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Sherd ETM3917 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_33_5 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.

Angkikita site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and no biotite.


WD_30_12

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Sherd ETL5 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_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.

Salkangkinit. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


WD_30_8

Lif_ETM2515 Lif_ETM2515
Sherd ETM2515 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_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.

Angkikita. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


WD_30_17

Lif_ETM3361 Lif_ETM3361
Sherd ETM3361 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_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.

Angkikita. Well sorted, strongly abraded, hybrid lithic, non-placer aggregate temper sand. Microlitic rocks dominant, also felsitic and vitric.


WD_30_20

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Sherd ETM996 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_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.

Angkikita. Hornblendic hybrid temper sand with vitric volcanic rock fragments as dominant grain type.


WD_30_21

Lif_ETM4860 Lif_ETM4860
Sherd ETM4860 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_21 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.

Angkikita. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.


References:

239 Tanga, PNG, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)