Fabric Code: tpr107

New Ireland feldspathic-pyroxenic

Moderately sorted and subrounded sand temper of probable stream origin that is plagioclase-rich. Tempers in Lossu sherds are distinctly finer grained and better sorted sands than temper sands in Fissoa and Lasigi.

Sites:

Mineral and Rock Abundances

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
Max 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric
Min 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_31_23 Lossu (New Ireland) New Ireland 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_41_19 Lossu (New Ireland) New Ireland 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric
WD_41_21 Lossu (New Ireland) New Ireland 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric

WD_31_23

EAA16 EAA16
Sherd EAA16 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_31_23 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.

Moderately sorted and subrounded sand temper of probable stream origin that is plagioclase-rich.


WD_41_19

Lesu51_8 Lesu51_8
Sherd 51-8 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_41_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.

Volcanic sand temper.


WD_41_21

Lesu51_10 Lesu51_10
Sherd 51-10 from Lossu (New Ireland). Slide WD_41_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.

Feldspathic sand temper.


References:

247 Lossu, New Ireland, PNG, 2005 (Dickinson, W.)