Slide: KM_1_13

May be derived from Port Moresby Beds.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr473 - Gulf sedimentary-volcanic

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	siltstone, chert, microlitic

Images

BXU19i_5_a — Sherd BXU19i_5 from Kikiniu (New Guinea). Slide KM_1_13 from K Marsaglia & B David. 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.

BXU19i_5_a — Sherd BXU19i_5 from Kikiniu (New Guinea). Slide KM_1_13 from K Marsaglia & B David. 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: BXU19i_5

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Kikiniu (New Guinea)

Suspected origin site: South Coast PNG

References:

Petrographic analyses of sand temper/inclusions in ceramics of Kikiniu, Kikori River and modern sand (Marsaglia, KM, Kramer, KG, David, B. Shelly, RJ.)