Site: Tefa

Island: Tanga


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
tpr315 0 0 6 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr317 0 0 2 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
Tanga pyroxene placer 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr318 2 0 2 5 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
Tanga pyroxene opaque placer 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr320 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Tanga lithic hybrid 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Bismarck
tpr322 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 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_33_12 tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) Tanga 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_33_14 tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) Tanga 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_30_9 tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) Tanga 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, lathwork
WD_30_3 tpr317 (Tanga pyroxene placer) Tanga 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_18 tpr320 (Tanga lithic hybrid) Unknown. 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_30_25 tpr322 (Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic) Feni 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic

WD_33_12

Tefa_ETE1 Tefa_ETE1
Sherd ETE1 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_33_12 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.

Baba. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.


WD_33_14

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Sherd ETF4 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_33_14 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.

Ansingsing. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.


WD_30_9

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Sherd ETF2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_9 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.

Ansingsing. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


WD_30_3

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Sherd ETF3 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_3 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.

Ansingsing. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


WD_30_18

Tefa_ETF1 Tefa_ETF1
Sherd ETF1 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_18 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.

Ansingsing. Well sorted, strongly abraded, hybrid lithic, non-placer aggregate temper sand. Microlitic rocks dominant, also felsitic and vitric.


WD_30_25

Tefa_ETE2 Tefa_ETE2
Sherd ETE2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_25 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.

Baba. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.


References:

239 Tanga, PNG, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)

293 Vella Lavella, Roviana, New Georgia group, Solomon, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)