Slide: WD_11_13

Dominantly calcareous sand temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr46 - Torres Strait calcareous

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
6 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microphaneritic

Images

Mabuiag Mabuiag
Sherd Mabuiag from Mabuiag (Mabuiag). Slide WD_11_13 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. 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: Mabuiag

None

Site: Mabuiag (Mabuiag)

Suspected origin site: ?

References:

263 Mabuiag, Torres Strait, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)