Slide: WD_34_2

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr112 - Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual

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 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

Images

Paubake4473_BS_5 Paubake4473_BS_5
Sherd 4473-BS-5 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_2 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: 4473-BS-5

None

Ware/Period: Early Buin (1000 - 300 BP) (Q137766353)

Site: Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville)

Suspected origin site: South Bougainville

References:

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