Site: Vasino

Island: Timor       Lithology: NA ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology: Limestone ( Dickinson (2006) )

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 1638295       Wikidata ID: Q115915367       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Timor Island Wikidata ID: Q83067

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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
tpr199 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Raca calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
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
tpr201 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 argillitic, siltstone, chert
Vasino hybrid 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Maluku

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_86_12 tpr199 (Raca calcareous) Timor 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_86_13 tpr200 (Telepunu calcareous) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_14 tpr200 (Telepunu calcareous) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_15 tpr201 (Vasino hybrid) Timor 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 argillitic, siltstone, chert
WD_86_17 tpr201 (Vasino hybrid) Timor 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 argillitic, siltstone, chert

WD_86_12

VasinoVA_A1_23 VasinoVA_A1_23
Sherd VA-A1-23 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_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.

Raca-type temper (foraminiferal calcareous grains).


WD_86_13

VasinoVA_A1_24 VasinoVA_A1_24
Sherd VA-A1-24 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_13 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.

Mixed Raca-Telepunu type temper (both limeclast and foraminiferal calcareous grains).


WD_86_14

VasinoVA_A2_41 VasinoVA_A2_41
Sherd VA-A2-41 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_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.

Telepunu-type temper (limeclast calcareous grains).


WD_86_15

VA-A4-57 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Vasino-type temper (hybrid lithic Timor sands).


WD_86_17

VasinoVA_C2_97 VasinoVA_C2_97
Sherd VA-C2-97 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_17 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.

Lithic hybrid sand in which lithic terrigenous detritus is admixed in variable proportions with calcareous grains that include both massive grains and foraminiferal tests. Lithic fragments of sedimentary rock- dominantly murky argillite (or shale or mudstone).


References:

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