Slide: KH_1_23

Non-tempered, tectonic highlands, non-placer, quartz- feldspar rich. Cut perpendicular to rim- at rim.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr270 - PNG highlands quartz feldspar

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 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite

Images

NKC15 NKC15
Sherd NKC15 from Eastern Highlands (New Guinea). Slide KH_1_23 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. 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: NKC15

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Eastern Highlands (New Guinea)

Suspected origin site: Eastern Highlands

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