Calcareous-Quartzose (Q137397298)

Dominated by calcareous and quartz inclusions.

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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%

Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr303 ** 5 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 quartzite, tectonite, microphaneritic, amphibolite, plutonite, chert
New Caledonian hybrid quartzose-ophiolitic 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr297 ** 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 quartzite, chert, amphibolite
New Caledonian hybrid quartzose 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia
tpr301 6 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 chert, tectonite, quartzite, vitric
New Caledonian hybrid lithic quartzose 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 New Caledonia
tpr63b 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Aru quartz-calcite 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
tpr63c 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Aru quartz-calcite 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku
tpr72 ** 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite
Gorom hybrid 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Maluku
tpr205 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
Lizard Island hybrid 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Australia
tpr489 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Exotic Lakeba calcareous quartzose 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr106 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Exotic New Ireland quartz-calcite 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr8 5 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic
Saipan hybrid quartzose 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marianas
tpr358 5 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
Exotic Ugaga quartzose 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr388 6 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
Kavewa hybrid quartzose 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fiji
tpr150 ** 6 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na
Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomons

All slides available for those fabrics:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_31_14 tpr106 (Exotic New Ireland quartz-calcite) Admiralty 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_38_16 tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite) 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na
WD_40_20 tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite) exotic 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na
WD_40_21 tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite) 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na
WD_38_17 tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite) 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 na
WD_38_20 tpr150 (Exotic Roviana quartz-calcite) 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_3 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_16 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_17 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_5 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_15 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_1 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_14 tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) Lizard Island 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_16_12 tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_11 tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_19 tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
WD_16_24 tpr63c (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_16_10 tpr63c (Aru quartz-calcite) Aru 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_18_13 tpr72 (Gorom hybrid) Gorom 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_18_12 tpr72 (Gorom hybrid) Gorom 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_6_9 tpr8 (Saipan hybrid quartzose) Saipan 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic
WD_6_12 tpr8 (Saipan hybrid quartzose) Saipan 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
WD_6_17 tpr8 (Saipan hybrid quartzose) Saipan 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic
WD_26_1 tpr297 (New Caledonian hybrid quartzose) New Caledonia 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 metavolcanic, amphibolite, tectonite, quartzite
WD_27_5 tpr303 (New Caledonian hybrid quartzose-ophiolitic) Grand Terre 5 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 vitric, quartzite, metravolcanic
WD_66_15 tpr358 (Exotic Ugaga quartzose) Udu, Vanua Levu 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
WD_66_16 tpr358 (Exotic Ugaga quartzose) Udu, Vanua Levu 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
WD_93_1 tpr388 (Kavewa hybrid quartzose) Kavewa 1 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_93_2 tpr388 (Kavewa hybrid quartzose) Kavewa 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

WD_31_14

ELS3 ELS3
Sherd ELS3 from Lasigi (New Ireland). Slide WD_31_14 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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) beach sand temper of anomalous composition unlikely to derive from anywhere on New Ireland or within the Bismarck Archipelago.


WD_38_16

RoviannaHG99_101 RoviannaHG99_101
Sherd HG99-101 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_38_16 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Exotic quartz-calcite sand temper.


WD_40_20

Irigila_VL_9_232 Irigila_VL_9_232
Sherd VL-9-232 from Vella Lavella (Vella Lavella). Slide WD_40_20 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.

Hybrid quartz-calcite sand temper.


WD_40_21

Roviana_Lagoon_RV_22_L2 Roviana_Lagoon_RV_22_L2
Sherd RV-22-L2 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_40_21 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.

Hybrid quartz-calcite sand temper.


WD_38_17

RoviannaNR53 RoviannaNR53
Sherd NR53 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_38_17 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.

Exotic quartz-calcite sand temper.


WD_38_20

RoviannaZ85_750 RoviannaZ85_750
Sherd Z85-750 from Roviana (Roviana). Slide WD_38_20 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.

Exotic quartz-calcite sand temper.


WD_83_3

No images available.

Calcareous hybrid.


WD_83_16

No images available.

Fine intertidal sand from Watson's Bay. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.


WD_83_17

No images available.

High-tide fine sand from Mermaid Beach. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.


WD_83_5

No images available.

Thin potsherd. Well sorted and subrounded hybrid sand composed of ~25% terrigenous detritus and ~75% calcareous reef debris.


WD_83_15

No images available.

Fine forebeach sand from Watson's Bay. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.


WD_83_1

No images available.

Hybrid terrigenous (granitic)-calcareous sand temper.


WD_83_14

No images available.

Silty-sandy sediment from mangrove fringe of Mangrove Bay. Hybrid sand in which terrigenous grains are more abundant than calcareous grains.


WD_16_12

NLSU6 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Temper sand in which calcareous grains are dominant, with terrigenous grains present in significant amounts.


WD_16_11

NabuleiLisaNLSU11 NabuleiLisaNLSU11
Sherd NLSU11 from Nabulei Lisa (Kobroor). Slide WD_16_11 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.

Quartz-calcite.


WD_16_19

Papakula77_1 Papakula77_1
Sherd 77-1 from Aru (Kobroor). Slide WD_16_19 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.

Quartz-calcite.


WD_16_24

NLA4 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Stained. Temper sand in which calcareous and terrigenous grains are present in subequal proportions.


WD_16_10

WammarWM_4_1 WammarWM_4_1
Sherd WM-4-1 from Wangil (Wammar). Slide WD_16_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.

Quartz-calcite.


WD_18_13

OndorONDO OndorONDO
Sherd ONDO from Ondor (Gorom). Slide WD_18_13 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Hybrid quartzose-calcareous sand temper.


WD_18_12

DularDU4 DularDU4
Sherd DU4 from Dular (Gorom). Slide WD_18_12 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.

Hybrid.


WD_6_9

TinianUC1 TinianUC1
Sherd UC1 from Unai Chulu (Tinian). Slide WD_6_9 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.

Hybrid sand temper containing unstrained quartz as the most abundant terrigenous grain. Pre-latte.


WD_6_12

Tinian04T Tinian04T
Sherd 04T from Kahet (Tinian). Slide WD_6_12 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.

Temper with reddish surfaces but uniformly dark and hackly interiors, contains quartz-rich temper sand admixed with calcareous grains.


WD_6_17

Tumon433 Tumon433
Sherd 433 from Tumon Bay (Guam). Slide WD_6_17 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.

Hybrid quartose dactic. Called 443 in report. Imported. pre-latte.


WD_26_1

NewCal_7_6_a NewCal_7_6_a
Sherd 7-6 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_26_1 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd. Quartzose temper.


WD_27_5

NewCal_9_8 NewCal_9_8
Sherd 9-8 from Lapita (Grande Terre). Slide WD_27_5 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd.


WD_66_15

Ugaga_1158 Ugaga_1158
Sherd UGA-1158 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_15 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.

Hybrid quartzose. Exotic to Ugaga, possibly from Udu, Vanua Levu.


WD_66_16

Ugaga_2064 Ugaga_2064
Sherd UGA-2064 from Ugaga (Ugaga). Slide WD_66_16 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.

Exotic to Ugaga, possibly from Udu Vanua Levu.


WD_93_1

Kavewa_KAV8_1 Kavewa_KAV8_1
Sherd 8-1 from Kavewa (Kavewa). Slide WD_93_1 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.

Plain sherd. Calcareous quartzose.


WD_93_2

Kavewa_KAV218 Kavewa_KAV218
Sherd 218 from Kavewa (Kavewa). Slide WD_93_2 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.

Lapita sherd. Calcareous quartzose.