Site: Mabuiag

Island: Mabuiag       Lithology: NA ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Granite, granodiorite and tonalite; microgranite, microgranodiorite; rhyolite; dolerite; granophyre; diorite, gabbro ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 8310163       Wikidata ID: Q1882383       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Torres Strait Islands Wikidata ID: Q1059258

Australia Wikidata ID: Q408

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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
tpr46 6 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microphaneritic
Torres Strait calcareous 6 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Australia
tpr48 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert
Torres Strait felsic lithic 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 Australia

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_11_13 tpr46 (Torres Strait calcareous) ? 6 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_17_21 tpr48 (Torres Strait felsic lithic) PNG 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert, tectonite
WD_17_22 tpr48 (Torres Strait felsic lithic) PNG 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert, tectonite

WD_11_13

Mabuiag Mabuiag
Sherd Mabuiag from Mabuiag (Mabuiag). Slide WD_11_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.

Dominantly calcareous sand temper.


WD_17_21

PuluS1 PuluS1
Sherd S1 from Mabuiag (Mabuiag). Slide WD_17_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.

Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.


WD_17_22

PuluA7_1 PuluA7_1
Sherd A7-1 from Mabuiag (Mabuiag). Slide WD_17_22 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.

Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.


References:

263 Mabuiag, Torres Strait, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)

229 Torres Strait (Dickinson, W.)

235 Torres Strait, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)