Fabric Code: tpr155

Tetepare pyroxenic

Volcanic placer tempers, dominantly clinopyroxene (augite) with subordinate plagioclase and hornblende. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.

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 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na
Min 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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_40_15 Tetepare (Tetepare) ? 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 na

WD_40_15

Tetepare_cat4 Tetepare_cat4
Sherd cat4 from Tetepare (Tetepare). Slide WD_40_15 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.

Volcanic placer temper. Augite with plagioclase and hornblende.


References:

283 Tetepare, New Georgia, Solomon, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)