Fabric Code: tpr205

Lizard Island hybrid

Admixed granitic and reef detritus, mainly quartz, with feldspar with minor micaceous.

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 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Australia

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_83_3 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_16 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_17 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_5 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_15 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_1 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_83_14 Lizard Island (Lizard Island) Lizard Island 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_83_3

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Calcareous hybrid.


WD_83_16

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Fine intertidal sand from Watson's Bay. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.


WD_83_17

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High-tide fine sand from Mermaid Beach. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.


WD_83_5

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Thin potsherd. Well sorted and subrounded hybrid sand composed of ~25% terrigenous detritus and ~75% calcareous reef debris.


WD_83_15

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Fine forebeach sand from Watson's Bay. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.


WD_83_1

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Hybrid terrigenous (granitic)-calcareous sand temper.


WD_83_14

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Silty-sandy sediment from mangrove fringe of Mangrove Bay. Hybrid sand in which terrigenous grains are more abundant than calcareous grains.


References:

256 Lizard Island, Queensland, 2006 (Dickinson, W.)

317 Lizard Island, Queensland, 2014 (Dickinson, W.)