Slide: WD_86_13

Mixed Raca-Telepunu type temper (both limeclast and foraminiferal calcareous grains).

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr200 - Telepunu calcareous

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
6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast

Images

VasinoVA_A1_24 VasinoVA_A1_24
Sherd VA-A1-24 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_13 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: VA-A1-24

None

Site: Vasino (Timor)

Suspected origin site: Timor

References:

295 summary, East Timor, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)