Slide: KH_1_36

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr271 - Markham Valley sericitic feldspathic

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

Images

NME2 NME2
Sherd NME2 from Arona (New Guinea). Slide KH_1_36 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: NME2

None

Ware/Period: gur (Adzera) (300 - 0 BP) (Q137825264)

Site: Arona (New Guinea)

Suspected origin site: Markham Valley

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