Site: Teop Islet

Island: Bougainville


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
tpr120 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Kieta partial placer 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Solomons
tpr121 0 0 4 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Kieta placer 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 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

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_35_2 tpr120 (Kieta partial placer) Central Bougainville 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_6 tpr120 (Kieta partial placer) Central Bougainville 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_3 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville 0 0 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_1 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville 0 0 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_4 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_5 tpr121 (Kieta placer) Central Bougainville 0 0 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_32_1 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_2 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_3 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville 0 0 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_5 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_32_9 tpr128 (Buka plagioclase pyroxene) North Bougainville 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic

WD_35_2

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Sherd 201T-BS13 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_2 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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.


WD_35_6

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Sherd 201T-BS16 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_6 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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.


WD_35_3

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Sherd 201T-BS14 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_35_1

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Sherd 201T-BS17 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_1 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_35_4

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Sherd 201T-BS15 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_4 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_35_5

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Sherd 201T-BS18 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_5 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.

Well sorted fine to medium grain, placer sands, rich in opaque iron oxides and hornblende, lesser plagioclase feldspars.


WD_32_1

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Sherd 201T-BS-11 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_32_1 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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_2

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Sherd 201T-BS-6 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_32_2 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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_3

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Sherd 201T-BS-5 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_32_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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_5

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Sherd 201T-BS-4 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_32_5 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.

Microphaneritic.


WD_32_9

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Sherd 201T-BS-2 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_32_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.

Microphaneritic.


References:

Reports of Bougainville Arch Society No. 7 (Dickinson, W.)