Fabric Code: tpr200

Telepunu calcareous

Hybrid sand composed predominantly of calcareous limeclasts made of diagenetic microspar, with which subordinate terrigenous grains of quartz and feldspar. Derived from the erosion of indurated limestone on Timor.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous inclusions.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Early Metal Age Timor (2300 - 1500 BP)

Historic Timor (1500 - 0 BP)

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 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
Min 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_86_5 Telepunu (Timor) Timor Early Metal Age Timor (2300 - 1500 BP) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_6 Telepunu (Timor) Timor Early Metal Age Timor (2300 - 1500 BP) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_13 Vasino (Timor) Timor Historic Timor (1500 - 0 BP) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_85_10 Macapainara (Timor) Timor Historic Timor (1500 - 0 BP) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_10 Ira Ara (Timor) Timor Historic Timor (1500 - 0 BP) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_14 Vasino (Timor) Timor Historic Timor (1500 - 0 BP) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast

WD_86_5

TP2-3 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sand temper made up predominantly of subrounded to rounded calcareous grains.


WD_86_6

TelepunuTTP2_4 TelepunuTTP2_4
Sherd TTP2-4 from Telepunu (Timor). Slide WD_86_6 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.

Hybrid sand composed predominantly of calcareous limeclasts made of diagenetic microspar, with which subordinate terrigenous grains of quartz and feldspar. Derived from the erosion of indurated limestone on Timor.


WD_86_13

VasinoVA_A1_24 VasinoVA_A1_24
Sherd VA-A1-24 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_13 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.

Mixed Raca-Telepunu type temper (both limeclast and foraminiferal calcareous grains).


WD_85_10

MacapainaraMA_A3_229 MacapainaraMA_A3_229
Sherd MA-A3-229 from Macapainara (Timor). Slide WD_85_10 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.

Telepunu-type temper (limeclast calcareous grains).


WD_86_10

IraAraET4 IraAraET4
Sherd ET4 from Ira Ara (Timor). Slide WD_86_10 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.

Hybrid sand composed predominantly of calcareous limeclasts made of diagenetic microspar, with which subordinate terrigenous grains of quartz and feldspar. Derived from the erosion of indurated limestone on Timor.


WD_86_14

VasinoVA_A2_41 VasinoVA_A2_41
Sherd VA-A2-41 from Vasino (Timor). Slide WD_86_14 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.

Telepunu-type temper (limeclast calcareous grains).


References:

295 summary, East Timor, 2011 (Dickinson, W.)