Fabric Code: tpr262

Malakula coarse sand lithic

Coarse sand non-placer lithic temper with dominant plagioclase and felsitic fragments.

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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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric
Min	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	Vanuatu

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_50_14	Vao (Malakula)	Malakula	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	felsitic, microlitic, vitric, microphaneritic

WD_50_14

Coarse sand lithic.

References:

228 Vao Tempers, 2003 (Dickinson, W.)