Site: Sialum

Island: New Guinea       Lithology: NA ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology: Sediment ( Dickinson (2006) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 2086830       Wikidata ID: Q126062640       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Morobe Province Wikidata ID: Q853664

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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
tpr179a 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 microlitic
Huon grog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 PNG
tpr274 1 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic, lathwork
Huon pyroxenic 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 PNG
tpr300 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 microlitic
Huon ferruginous 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PNG

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
JS_1_14 tpr179a (Huon grog) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
JS_1_39 tpr179a (Huon grog) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
JS_1_40 tpr300 (Huon ferruginous) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
JS_1_42 tpr179a (Huon grog) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
JS_1_43 tpr274 (Huon pyroxenic) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic
JS_1_44 tpr179a (Huon grog) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
JS_1_45 tpr179a (Huon grog) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
JS_1_47 tpr300 (Huon ferruginous) Huon Type X (1000 - 500 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

JS_1_14

KCV_14 KCV_14
Sherd KCV from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_14 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd. Grog C.


JS_1_39

KCM2 KCM2
Sherd KCM2 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_39 from J Specht. 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.

Type X, GrogA


JS_1_40

KCN16_1 KCN16_1
Sherd KCN16 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_40 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd.


JS_1_42

KCN18 KCN18
Sherd KCN18 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_42 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd. GrogA.


JS_1_43

KCR3 KCR3
Sherd KCR3 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_43 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd.


JS_1_44

KCX1 KCX1
Sherd KCX1 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_44 from J Specht. 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.

Type X, GrogA


JS_1_45

KDH5 KDH5
Sherd KDH5 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_45 from J Specht. 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.

Type X, GrogB


JS_1_47

KDS1C KDS1C
Sherd KDS1C from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_47 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd.


References:

Type X Pottery, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea: Petrography and Possible Micronesian Relationship (Specht, Lilley, Dickinson)