Fabric Code: tpr317

Tanga pyroxene placer

Group D1, ferromagnesian placer, pyroxene-rich. Beach placer sands, dominant clinopyroxene. Indigenous to Tanga.

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 2 6 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
Min 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 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_30_1 Malendok Islet (Tanga) Tanga 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_2 Boeng Islet (Tanga) Tanga not Boeng 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_3 Tefa (Tanga) Tanga 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 lathwork, microlitic

WD_30_1

Maledok_ETS9 Maledok_ETS9
Sherd ETS9 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_1 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.

Matangkipit. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


WD_30_2

Boeng_EUV6 Boeng_EUV6
Sherd EUV6 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_2 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.

Lifafaesing. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


WD_30_3

Tefa_ETF3 Tefa_ETF3
Sherd ETF3 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_3 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.

Ansingsing. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.


References:

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