Slide: WD_104_13

Hybrid Calcareous with plagioclase and augite, opaques and rock fragments (pale brown vitric glass) and andesitic arc.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr195 - Watom hybrid

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
5 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic

Images

WatomWI6_surfaceA WatomWI6_surfaceA
Sherd WI6-surfaceA from Reber-Rakival (Watom). Slide WD_104_13 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: WI6-surfaceA

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Reber-Rakival (Watom)

Suspected origin site: New Britain

References:

055 Watom, New Britain, PNG 1973 (Dickinson, W.)