Site: M'Buke

Island: Manus


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
tpr191 0 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Manus andesitic 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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_8 tpr191 (Manus andesitic) Manus 0 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_41_8

MBK59_5 MBK59_5
Sherd MBK59-5 from M'Buke (Manus). Slide WD_41_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.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Stream sand present. Pyroxene < Hornblende.


References:

145 Manus, Admiralty, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

150 Mussau, Manus, New Hanover, New Ireland, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)