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.

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 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 OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_86_5 Telepunu (East Timor) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_6 Telepunu (East Timor) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_13 Vasino (East Timor) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_85_10 Macapainara (East Timor) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_10 Ira Ara (East Timor) Timor 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 limeclast
WD_86_14 Vasino (East Timor) Timor 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 (East Timor). Slide WD_86_6 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image 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 (East Timor). Slide WD_86_13 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image 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 (East 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. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Telepunu-type temper (limeclast calcareous grains).


WD_86_10

IraAraET4 IraAraET4
Sherd ET4 from Ira Ara (East 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. 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 (East 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. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Telepunu-type temper (limeclast calcareous grains).


References:

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