Fabric Code: tpr271

Markham Valley sericitic feldspathic

Sericitic feldspars, mica. Natural tempering. Adzera made pots exported to Arona.

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 5 2 1 2 0 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
Min 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PNG

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
KH_1_37 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_36 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_34 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
KH_1_40 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 na
KH_1_39 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_41 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_43 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_44 Arona (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_22 Eastern Highlands (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_25 Eastern Highlands (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_27 Eastern Highlands (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_32 Eastern Highlands (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
KH_1_31 Eastern Highlands (Png) Markham Valley 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 plutonite
JS_1_25 Tami (Tami) Markham Valley 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 na

KH_1_37

NLQ15 NLQ15
Sherd NLQ15 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_37 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. 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.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Rocks degraded with sericite. Cut perpendicular to rim.


KH_1_36

NME2 NME2
Sherd NME2 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_36 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim.


KH_1_34

NLX14 NLX14
Sherd NLX14 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_34 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim.


KH_1_40

NML3 NML3
Sherd NML3 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_40 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich.


KH_1_39

NLO5 NLO5
Sherd NLO5 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_39 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim.


KH_1_41

NOQ70 NOQ70
Sherd NOQ70 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_41 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich.


KH_1_43

NMT1 NMT1
Sherd NMT1 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_43 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich.


KH_1_44

NDO139 NDO139
Sherd NDO139 from Arona (PNG). Slide KH_1_44 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich.


KH_1_22

NKC14 NKC14
Sherd NKC14 from Eastern Highlands (PNG). Slide KH_1_22 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich.


KH_1_25

NKD45 NKD45
Sherd NKD45 from Eastern Highlands (PNG). Slide KH_1_25 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim.


KH_1_27

NKF18 NKF18
Sherd NKF18 from Eastern Highlands (PNG). Slide KH_1_27 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim. Cut on neck.


KH_1_32

NNJ6 NNJ6
Sherd NNJ6 from Eastern Highlands (PNG). Slide KH_1_32 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim.


KH_1_31

NNJ5 NNJ5
Sherd NNJ5 from Eastern Highlands (PNG). Slide KH_1_31 from Hardy, Masters thesis, ANU. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported Adzera- example of non-tempered, non-placer, mica, sericite rich. Cut perpendicular to rim. Rim cut.


JS_1_25

TAMI31 TAMI31
Sherd TAMI31 from Tami (Tami). Slide JS_1_25 from J Specht. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Adzera-type comb and incised decoration


References:

Hardy Thesis 2022 (Hardy, K.)