Site: Seram

Island: Seram


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
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
tpr78 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
Ambon-Haruku rhyolite 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Maluku
tpr80 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 quartzite, tectonite
Gorom-Seram quartzose 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Maluku

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_20_3 tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) Banda 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_20_2 tpr78 (Ambon-Haruku rhyolite) Ambon/Haruku 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric
WD_20_1 tpr80 (Gorom-Seram quartzose) Seram 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite

WD_20_3

SeramHS5 SeramHS5
Sherd HS5 from Seram (Seram). Slide WD_20_3 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.

Imported from Halmahera. Different volcanic temper, with clay rich in curvilinear and branching glass shards of silicic volcanic ash. Quartz free.


WD_20_2

SeramMAL5B SeramMAL5B
Sherd MAL5B from Seram (Seram). Slide WD_20_2 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.

Imported (from Ambon-Haruku-Saparua island chain). Red-slipped prehistoric sherd; Exclusively volcanic temper sand rich in colorless glassy volcanic rock fragments.


WD_20_1

SeramHS4 SeramHS4
Sherd HS4 from Seram (Seram). Slide WD_20_1 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.

Local. Complex non-volcanic temper. Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite. Includes K-feldspar.


References:

223 Maluku Tengah, Indonesia, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)