Fabric Code: tpr120

Kieta partial placer

Kieta. Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper.

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 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
Min 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_35_2 Teop Islet (Bougainville) Central Bougainville 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic
WD_35_6 Teop Islet (Bougainville) Central Bougainville 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic

WD_35_2

Teop_201T_BS13 Teop_201T_BS13
Sherd 201T-BS13 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.


WD_35_6

Teop_201T_BS16 Teop_201T_BS16
Sherd 201T-BS16 from Teop Islet (Bougainville). Slide WD_35_6 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.

Hornblendic plagioclase feldspathic stream temper. Kieta tradition sherd.


References:

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