Site: Lossu

Island: New Ireland

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr105 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
New Ireland calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bismarck
tpr107 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
New Ireland feldspathic-pyroxenic 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bismarck
tpr108 0 0 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
New Ireland placer beach 0 0 3 5 1 3 0 1 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_41_16 tpr105 (New Ireland calcareous) New Ireland 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_31_23 tpr107 (New Ireland feldspathic-pyroxenic) New Ireland 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_41_19 tpr107 (New Ireland feldspathic-pyroxenic) New Ireland 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_41_21 tpr107 (New Ireland feldspathic-pyroxenic) New Ireland 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_31_24 tpr108 (New Ireland placer beach) New Ireland 0 0 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric

WD_41_16

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Sherd 51-1 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_41_16 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.

Calcareous sand temper, rare plagioclase and clinopyroxene.


WD_31_23

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Sherd EAA16 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_31_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.

Moderately sorted and subrounded sand temper of probable stream origin that is plagioclase-rich.


WD_41_19

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Sherd 51-8 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_41_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.

Volcanic sand temper.


WD_41_21

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Sherd 51-10 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_41_21 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.

Feldspathic sand temper.


WD_31_24

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Sherd EAA18 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_31_24 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.

Well sorted placer sand temper of probable beach origin that contains subordinate but prominent hornblende grains. Leached calcareous.


References:

085 Lesu, New Ireland, PNG, 1980 (Dickinson, W.)

247 Lossu, New Ireland, PNG, 2005 (Dickinson, W.)