Fabric Code: tpr185

Northcoast PNG calcareous type C

Reef detritus. Calcareous aggregates are very poorly sorted.

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 6 0 1 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_6 Lachitu (Aitape Coast) unknown 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_81_6

RQA111_5 RQA111_5
Sherd RQA111-5 from Lachitu (Aitape coast). Slide WD_81_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.

Well sorted and rounded calcareous sand temper composed of modern reef detritus.


References:

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