Slide: WD_30_9

Ansingsing. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr318 - Tanga pyroxene opaque placer

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 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, lathwork

Images

Tefa_ETF2 Tefa_ETF2
Sherd ETF2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_9 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: ETF2

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Tefa (Tanga)

Suspected origin site: Tanga

References:

293 Vella Lavella, Roviana, New Georgia group, Solomon, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)