Fabric Code: tpr298

New Caledonian quartzose placer

Group C5. Derives from Gondwanana Margin Terranes. Quartz grains and quatzose sedimentary and meta-sedimentary lithics.

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 4 3 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 quartzite, amphibolite, tectonite
Min 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Caledonia

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_27_11 Île Des Pins (Île Des Pins) New Caledonia 4 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 plutonite, victric, quartzite

WD_27_11

IllsDesPins_7_9 IllsDesPins_7_9
Sherd 7-9 from Île des Pins (Île des Pins). Slide WD_27_11 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Lapita sherd.


References:

271 Temper Grain Types in Chiu New Caledonia Sherds (Dickinson, W.)

270 Preliminary Temper Analysis of Varied New Caledonia Sherds (Dickinson, W.)

273 Summary Petrographic Evaluation of Sand Tempers in Prehistoric Lapita Sherds Excavated from Sele (Dickinson, W.)