Slide: WD_33_4

Matambek site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene no biotite.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr316 - Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic

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 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

Images

Boeng_EUX17 Boeng_EUX17
Sherd EUX17 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_33_4 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: EUX17

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Boeng islet (Tanga)

Suspected origin site: Tanga not Boeng

References:

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