Fabric Code: tpr318

Tanga pyroxene opaque placer

Group D2, ferromagnesian placer, pyroxene and opaque-rich. Beach placer sands, dominant clinopyroxene and opaques. 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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	2	0	2	5	1	6	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	lathwork, microlitic
Min	0	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_30_7	Boeng Islet (Tanga)	Tanga not Boeng	0	0	1	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_12	Lif (Tanga)	Tanga	0	0	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_8	Lif (Tanga)	Tanga	0	0	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_4	Malendok Islet (Tanga)	Tanga	0	0	2	3	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	lathwork, microlitic
WD_30_13	Malendok Islet (Tanga)	Tanga	0	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	microlitic, lathwork
WD_30_6	Malendok Islet (Tanga)	Tanga	0	0	1	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	microlitic, lathwork
WD_30_9	Tefa (Tanga)	Tanga	0	0	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	microlitic, lathwork
WD_30_16	Malendok Islet (Tanga)	Tanga	2	0	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	na

WD_30_7

Boeng_ERP2 — Sherd ERP2 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_7 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.

Boeng_ERP2 — Sherd ERP2 from Boeng islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_7 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.

Matampul. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_12

Lif_ETL5 — Sherd ETL5 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_12 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.

Lif_ETL5 — Sherd ETL5 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_12 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.

Salkangkinit. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_8

Lif_ETM2515 — Sherd ETM2515 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_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.

Lif_ETM2515 — Sherd ETM2515 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_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.

Angkikita. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_4

Maledok_ETR6 — Sherd ETR6 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_4 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.

Maledok_ETR6 — Sherd ETR6 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_4 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.

Nonu. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_13

Maledok_ETS10 — Sherd ETS10 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_13 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.

Maledok_ETS10 — Sherd ETS10 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_13 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. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_6

Maledok_ETZ15 — Sherd ETZ15 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_6 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.

Maledok_ETZ15 — Sherd ETZ15 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_6 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.

Amfuli. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_9

Tefa_ETF2 — Sherd ETF2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_9 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.

Tefa_ETF2 — Sherd ETF2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_9 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. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

WD_30_16

Maledok_ETS7 — Sherd ETS7 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_16 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.

Maledok_ETS7 — Sherd ETS7 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_16 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.

Matangkipit. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.

References:

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