Igneous (Q137397547)

Dominated by igneous lithic inclusions.

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr314 ** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 plutonite
Tanga crushed rock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Bismarck

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_33_2 tpr314 (Tanga crushed rock) Tanga not Boeng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 plutonite

WD_33_2

Boeng_EUX1 Boeng_EUX1
Sherd EUX1 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_33_2 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.

Sherd from Matambek. Exceptionally angular sand-sized gabbro fragments as sand temper.