Fabric Code: tpr300

Huon ferruginous

Opaque. Red and brown clay clasts.

Fabric Class:

Opaque: Dominated by opaque inclusions.

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 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 microlitic
Min 0 0 0 0 0 6 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
IL_1_60 Sio (New Guinea) Huon 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
JS_1_38 Gitua (New Guinea) Huon 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
JS_1_40 Sialum (New Guinea) Huon 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
JS_1_47 Sialum (New Guinea) Huon 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

IL_1_60

Sio28_4 Sio28_4
Sherd 28/4 from Sio (New Guinea). Slide IL_1_60 from I Lilley. 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.

X style sherd. CAUTION: Section less than 30microns. This red brown sherd is characterized by sub rounded to rounded black clasts up to 2 rnn across and small amounts of quartz grains widely scattered through the sherd.


JS_1_38

KBZ2_14 KBZ2_14
Sherd KBZ2_14 from Gitua (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_38 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd.


JS_1_40

KCN16_1 KCN16_1
Sherd KCN16 from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_40 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd.


JS_1_47

KDS1C KDS1C
Sherd KDS1C from Sialum (New Guinea). Slide JS_1_47 from J Specht. 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.

Type X sherd.


References:

224, Siassi, Huon PNG (Dickinson, W.)

Prehistoric exchange in the Vitiaz Strait, Papua New Guinea (Lilley, I.)