Fabric Code: tpr182

Northcoast PNG quartzose-feldspathic

Moderately sorted subangular (to subrounded) quartzo-feldspathic sand lacking any calcareous grains of coastal origin and probably collected as stream sand.

Fabric Class:

Quartzose: Dominated by quartz inclusions.

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 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PNG

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_81_11 Watinglo (New Guinea) unknown 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_81_13 Watinglo (New Guinea) unknown 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_81_11

WATA8_7 WATA8_7
Sherd WATA8-7 from Watinglo (New Guinea). Slide WD_81_11 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.

Quartzo-feldspathic sand lacking any calcareous grains of coastal origin and probably collected as stream sand. Felspars are plagioclase.


WD_81_13

WATA8_42 WATA8_42
Sherd WATA8-42 from Watinglo (New Guinea). Slide WD_81_13 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.

Quartzo-feldspathic sand lacking any calcareous grains of coastal origin and probably collected as stream sand. Felspars are plagioclase.


References:

279 Watinglo, Lachitu, PNG, 2009 (Dickinson, W.)