Site: Moap

Island: PNG


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
tpr461 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic
Madang feldspathic hybrid 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 PNG

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
IL_1_89 tpr461 (Madang feldspathic hybrid) Moap 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic

IL_1_89

MT4 MT4
Sherd Clay and temper mix from Moap (PNG). Slide IL_1_89 from I Lilley. 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.

CAUTION: Section less than 30microns. Mainly angular plagioclase feldspar grains (20%) about 0.2mm across which are partly sericitized . Some shelly fragments (<1%) are elongate to subrounded and up to 1 mm. Volcanic rock fragments (<5%) are mainly plagioclase rich consisting of microlites , minor clay and opaques. These grains are between 00.1 and 0.3 mm across. There are small granular mosaics about 0.25nm across (5%) of quartz and feldspar. The opaque minerals (<1%) are subrounded and green.


References:

Prehistoric exchange in the Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea (Lilley, I.)