Slide: WD_41_10

Generally andesitic, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded temper sand of probable beach origin. Has orthopyroxene in addition to clinopyroxene.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr192 - Garua feldspathic

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 1 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, lathwork, vitric

Images

GaruaFS2_15_93 GaruaFS2_15_93
Sherd FS2-15-93 from Garua (Garua). Slide WD_41_10 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: FS2-15-93

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Garua (Garua)

Suspected origin site: New Britain

References:

149 New Britain, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

174 Adwe, Arawe, New Britain, PNG, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)