Fabric Code: tpr197

Watom hornblendic

Hornblende > feldspar. From Buin.

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 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, mircrolitic
Min 0 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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_104_6 Reber-Rakival (Watom) Buin 0 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_104_6

Watom2947 Watom2947
Sherd 2947 from Reber-Rakival (Watom). Slide WD_104_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.

Hornblende > feldspar.


References:

055 Watom, New Britain, PNG 1973 (Dickinson, W.)