Fabric Code: tpr186

Muyua/Woodlark quartzose-feldspathic

Moderately sorted, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded quartzo-feldspathic temper sands in which both kinds of feldspar and microphaneritic igneous rock fragments are prominent from Muyua, Solomons.

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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 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microphaneritic
Min 0 4 4 0 2 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_41_2 Muyua (Muyua) Muyua 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microphaneritic
WD_41_3 Muyua (Muyua) Muyua 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 microphaneritic

WD_41_2

Muyua63_2 Muyua63_2
Sherd 63-2 from Muyua (Muyua). Slide WD_41_2 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.

Moderately sorted, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded quartzo-feldspathic temper sands in which both kinds of feldspar and microphaneritic igneous rock fragments are prominent.


WD_41_3

Muyua Muyua
Sherd Muyua from Muyua (Muyua). Slide WD_41_3 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.

Moderately sorted, fine- to medium-grained, subangular to subrounded quartzo-feldspathic temper sands in which both kinds of feldspar and microphaneritic igneous rock fragments are prominent.


References:

154 Solomon Sea, PNG 1997 (Dickinson, W.)