Slide: IL_2_55

Madang style sherd. CAUTION: Section less than 30microns. Angular to subrounded plagioclase crystals are the main mineral component. Pyroxene grains up to 0.3 m in length. Altered rock fragments generally contain plagioclase microlites and glass. Ferruginized clay clasts up to 1 mm in length are rare. Red iron oxide pellets and black magnetite present.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr460 - Madang feldspathic lithic

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%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic, microlitic

Images

Malai28_3 Malai28_3
Sherd 28/3 from Malai (Malai). Slide IL_2_55 from I Lilley. 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.

Sherd: 28/3

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Malai (Malai)

Suspected origin site: Madang

References:

Prehistoric exchange in the Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea (Lilley, I.)