Slide: WD_41_6

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Coastal placer sand present. Pyroxene > Hornblende.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr191a - Manus andesitic placer

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 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic

Images

GDB59_3 GDB59_3
Sherd GDB59-3 from Manus (Manus). Slide WD_41_6 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: GDB59-3

None

Ware/Period: Admiralty Historical (800 - 0 BP) (Q137701117)

Site: Manus (Manus)

Suspected origin site: Manus

References:

145 Manus, Admiralty, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

150 Mussau, Manus, New Hanover, New Ireland, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)