Slide: WD_81_11

Quartzo-feldspathic sand lacking any calcareous grains of coastal origin and probably collected as stream sand. Felspars are plagioclase.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr182 - Northcoast PNG quartzose-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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	na

Images

WATA8_7 — Sherd WATA8-7 from Watinglo (New Guinea). Slide WD_81_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

WATA8_7 — Sherd WATA8-7 from Watinglo (New Guinea). Slide WD_81_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: WATA8-7

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Watinglo (New Guinea)

Suspected origin site: unknown

References:

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