Fabric Code: tpr132

New Ireland hybrid

Calcareous with plagioclase and some volcanic rock fragments, opaques and lesser clinopyronxene and 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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 6 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
Min 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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_38_12 Nissan (Nissan) New Ireland 3 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_9 Nissan (Nissan) New Ireland 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic
WD_38_10 Nissan (Nissan) New Ireland 5 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, microphaneritic

WD_38_12

DGD223 DGD223
Sherd DGD223 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_12 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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.


WD_38_9

DFF83 DFF83
Sherd DFF83 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_9 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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.


WD_38_10

DGW36 DGW36
Sherd DGW36 from Nissan (Nissan). Slide WD_38_10 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.

Hybrid (mixed terrigenous-calcareous) sand temper.


References:

178 Nissan, PNG, 1999 (Dickinson, W.)