Fabric Code: tpr112

Paubake feldspathic non-placer manual

Paubake manually tempered. Plagioclase, clinopyroxene and some hornblende (but less than Kieta/Teop). Microlitic possibly really microphanerite.

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 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
Min 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Solomons

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_34_4 Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville) South Bougainville 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_2 Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville) South Bougainville 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_5 Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville) South Bougainville 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic
WD_34_8 Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville) South Bougainville 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic

WD_34_4

Paubake4431_BS_3 Paubake4431_BS_3
Sherd 4431-BS-3 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_4 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Maybe tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_2

Paubake4473_BS_5 Paubake4473_BS_5
Sherd 4473-BS-5 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_2 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_5

Paubake4420_1_BS_1 Paubake4420_1_BS_1
Sherd 4420-1-BS-1 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_5 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


WD_34_8

Paubake4473_BS_4 Paubake4473_BS_4
Sherd 4473-BS-4 from Paubake (Buin) (Bougainville). Slide WD_34_8 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.


References:

153 Bougainville, Buka, Nissan, Ontong Java, Shortland, Solomon, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)