Slide: KM_1_2

Mixed volcanic.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr471 - Gulf 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 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 microlitic, lathwork, tectonite

Images

BXU6_8_a BXU6_8_a
Sherd BXU6-8 from Kikiniu (New Guinea). Slide KM_1_2 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: BXU6-8

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Kikiniu (New Guinea)

Suspected origin site: PNG South Coast

References:

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