Slide: WD_80_10

Non-hornblendic volcanic sand temper.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr181a - Northcoast PNG volcanic

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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic

Images

WATC_5 WATC_5
Sherd WATC-5 from Watinglo (New Guinea). Slide WD_80_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: WATC-5

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Watinglo (New Guinea)

Suspected origin site: unknown

References:

279 Watinglo, Lachitu, PNG, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)