| 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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr127 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic, microlitic |
| Buka microgranular | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Solomons |
| tpr128 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic, microlitic |
| Buka plagioclase pyroxene | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Solomons |
| tpr131 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, chert |
| New Ireland cherty feldspathic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr132 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| New Ireland hybrid | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr133 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| Exotic New Ireland lithic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr134 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic |
| TLTF olivine placer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_32_13 | tpr127 (Buka microgranular) | Buka | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic, microlitic |
| WD_32_20 | tpr127 (Buka microgranular) | Buka | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic, microlitic |
| WD_32_25 | tpr127 (Buka microgranular) | Buka | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic, microlitic |
| WD_32_23 | tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) | Buka | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| WD_32_15 | tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) | Buka | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| WD_32_22 | tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) | Buka | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| WD_32_24 | tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) | New Ireland or Central Solomons | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic, chert |
| WD_38_3 | tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) | New Ireland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_1 | tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) | New Ireland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_2 | tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) | New Ireland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_7 | tpr131 (New Ireland cherty feldspathic) | New Ireland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_12 | tpr132 (New Ireland hybrid) | New Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_9 | tpr132 (New Ireland hybrid) | New Ireland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_10 | tpr132 (New Ireland hybrid) | New Ireland | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic |
| WD_38_13 | tpr133 (Exotic New Ireland lithic) | North Bougainville? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| WD_38_14 | tpr134 (TLTF olivine placer) | TLTF or New Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic |
| WD_38_15 | tpr134 (TLTF olivine placer) | TLTF or New Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic |
Buka wares Fine-grained microgranular rock fragments dominant.
Buka wares Fine-grained microgranular rock fragments dominant.
Poorly sorted temper sand characteristic of Buka temper types.
Nissan-11 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.
Buka wares. Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.
Buka wares. Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.
Chert/metachert, quartzose/quartzite, felsite, and siltstone present. Some plagioclase altered albite.
Feldspathic sand temper.
Feldspathic.
Feldspathic sand temper.
Feldspathic.
Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.
Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.
Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.
Moderately sorted and mineralogically complex lithic sand temper, with microgranular hypabyssal.
Well sorted and subrounded to subangular pyroxenic beach placer temper, basaltic lithics are hyalopilitic.
Well sorted and subrounded to subangular pyroxenic beach placer temper, basaltic lithics. Microlitics are hyalopilitic.