Slide: WD_32_23

Plagioclase and lesser clinopyroxene dominant.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr128 - Buka plagioclase pyroxene

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 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic

Images

Nissan-11 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.


Sherd: Nissan-11

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Nissan (Nissan)

Suspected origin site: Buka

References:

153 Bougainville, Buka, Nissan, Ontong Java, Shortland, Solomon, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

057 Nissan, New Ireland, PNG 1974 (Dickinson, W.)

178 Nissan, PNG, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)