Fabric Code: tpr275

Ontong quartzose

Quartzose.

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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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomons

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_101_8 Ontong Java Atoll (Ontong Java Atoll) Unknown 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_101_8

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Sherd 3 from Ontong Java atoll (Ontong Java atoll). Slide WD_101_8 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.

Quartzose temper.


References:

153 Bougainville, Buka, Nissan, Ontong Java, Shortland, Solomon, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

051 Ontong Java atoll, Solomon 1973 (Dickinson, W.)

125 Ontong Java atoll, Solomon, 1996 (Dickinson, W.)