Microphaneritic (Q137423788)

Dominated by microphaneritic 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
tpr90 ** 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
Northcoast PNG type F 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 PNG
tpr254 ** 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic, felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Malakula microdioritic 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Vanuatu

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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_49_22 tpr254 (Malakula microdioritic) Malakula 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microphaneritic, felsitic
WD_28_25 tpr90 (Northcoast PNG type F) Aitape coast 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
WD_28_24 tpr90 (Northcoast PNG type F) Aitape coast 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic

WD_49_22

PortStanley12_4 PortStanley12_4
Sherd 12-4 from Malakula (Malakula). Slide WD_49_22 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.

With microdiorite.


WD_28_25

Tumelo177_2 Tumelo177_2
Sherd 177-2 from Tumleo (Tumleo). Slide WD_28_25 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.

Type F. Abundant natural temper with sparse lithic fragments apparently added manually.


WD_28_24

Tarawai176_2 Tarawai176_2
Sherd 176-2 from Tarawai (Tarawai). Slide WD_28_24 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.

Type F. Abundant natural temper with sparse lithic fragments apparently added manually.