Site: Macapainara

Island: East Timor


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
tpr199 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Raca calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
tpr200 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
Telepunu calcareous 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
tpr201 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 argillitic, siltstone, chert
Vasino hybrid 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Maluku
tpr202 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 quartzite, tectonite
Buru hybrid 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Maluku
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

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_85_1 tpr199 (Raca calcareous) Timor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_85_8 tpr199 (Raca calcareous) Timor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_85_10 tpr200 (Telepunu calcareous) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_85_11 tpr201 (Vasino hybrid) Timor 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 argillitic, siltstone, chert
WD_85_7 tpr202 (Buru hybrid) Buru 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_85_6 tpr202 (Buru hybrid) Buru 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_85_15 tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) Banda 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_85_1

MacapainaraM822 MacapainaraM822
Sherd M822 from Macapainara (East Timor). Slide WD_85_1 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.

Raca-type temper (foraminiferal calcareous grains).


WD_85_8

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Sherd MA-A2-6 from Macapainara (East Timor). Slide WD_85_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.

Raca-type temper (foraminiferal calcareous grains).


WD_85_10

MacapainaraMA_A3_229 MacapainaraMA_A3_229
Sherd MA-A3-229 from Macapainara (East Timor). Slide WD_85_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.

Telepunu-type temper (limeclast calcareous grains).


WD_85_11

MacapainaraMA_C7_1062 MacapainaraMA_C7_1062
Sherd MA-C7-1062 from Macapainara (East Timor). Slide WD_85_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.

Lithic-type. Also called MA_C7_1562.


WD_85_7

M64 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Hybrid coastal sand (metamorphic terrigenous detritus). Moderately to well sorted, subrounded hybrid (mixed calcareous and terrigenous aggregate) temper sands of presumed beach origin in which terrigenous grains were derived from foliated metasedimentary bedrock.


WD_85_6

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Sherd M858 from Macapainara (East Timor). Slide WD_85_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.

Hybrid coastal sand (metamorphic terrigenous detritus). Moderately to well sorted, subrounded hybrid (mixed calcareous and terrigenous aggregate) temper sands of presumed beach origin in which terrigenous grains were derived from foliated metasedimentary bedrock.


WD_85_15

MacapainaraMA_A9_1069 MacapainaraMA_A9_1069
Sherd MA-A9-1069 from Macapainara (East Timor). Slide WD_85_15 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.

Plagioclase-rich volcanic sand temper. Volcanic glass shards of vitroclastic texture.


References:

295 summary, East Timor, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)

288 Macapainara, East Timor, 2010 (Dickinson, W.)