Fabric Code: tpr313

Tanga calcareous

Group A. Calcareous sand of reef detritus. Could be indigenous to Boeng or other reef island.

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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_33_1 Boeng Islet (Tanga) Tanga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_33_1

Boeng_EUV10 Boeng_EUV10
Sherd EUV10 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_33_1 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.

Exclusively calcareous temper sand. From reef. From Lifafaesing.


References:

239 Tanga, PNG, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)