Slide: WD_18_21

Volcanic sand temper, probably reworked volcanic ash, set in a clay paste rich in vitroclastic glass shards.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr203 - Banda pyroxenic-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 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic

Images

GG3 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.


Sherd: GG3

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Giru Gaja (Gorom)

Suspected origin site: Banda

References:

232 Buru, Gorom, Maluku, Indonesia, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)