Slide: WD_33_1

Exclusively calcareous temper sand. From reef. From Lifafaesing.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr313 - Tanga 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

Images

Boeng_EUV10 Boeng_EUV10
Sherd EUV10 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_33_1 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: EUV10

None

Ware/Period: Transitional Far Western (2350 - 1900 BP) (Q137698919)

Site: Boeng islet (Tanga)

Suspected origin site: Tanga

References:

239 Tanga, PNG, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)