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.

Fabric Class:

Feldspathic Igneous-Amphibolic: Dominated by feldspar inclusions, with igneous lithics and amphiboles.

Andesitic Arc: Dominated by andesite and basalt lithic fragments, with microlitic, felsitic and vitric textures, and the andesite minerals (plagioclase, clinopyroxene and sometimes hornblende).

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./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 Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	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 — 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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest) 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 — 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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.

WD_34_5

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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Tempered. Plagioclase, with hornblende and clinopyroxene.

WD_34_8

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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

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 (user: Guest pwd: Guest). 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.)