Site: Telepunu

Island: East Timor


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
tpr200 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
Telepunu calcareous 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_86_5 tpr200 (Telepunu calcareous) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_6 tpr200 (Telepunu calcareous) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast

WD_86_5

TP2-3 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sand temper made up predominantly of subrounded to rounded calcareous grains.


WD_86_6

TelepunuTTP2_4 TelepunuTTP2_4
Sherd TTP2-4 from Telepunu (East Timor). Slide WD_86_6 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.

Hybrid sand composed predominantly of calcareous limeclasts made of diagenetic microspar, with which subordinate terrigenous grains of quartz and feldspar. Derived from the erosion of indurated limestone on Timor.


References:

295 summary, East Timor, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)

240 Telepunu, East Timor, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)