Fabric Code: tpr322

Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic

Group G, hornblendic, pyroxenic. Clinopyroxenes and hornblendes. Not clear if indigenous or exotic.

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	0	0	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic, microlitic
Min	0	0	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	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_21	Lif (Tanga)	Feni	0	0	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_30_22	Malendok Islet (Tanga)	Salkangkis	0	0	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_30_23	Malendok Islet (Tanga)	Feni	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_30_25	Tefa (Tanga)	Feni	0	0	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	vitric, felsitic, microlitic

WD_30_21

Lif_ETM4860 — Sherd ETM4860 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_21 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.

Lif_ETM4860 — Sherd ETM4860 from Lif (Tanga). Slide WD_30_21 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.

Angkikita. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.

WD_30_22

Maledok_EUA110 — Sherd EUA110 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_22 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_EUA110 — Sherd EUA110 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_22 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.

Salkangkis. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.

WD_30_23

Maledok_ETS8 — Sherd ETS8 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_23 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_ETS8 — Sherd ETS8 from Malendok islet (Tanga). Slide WD_30_23 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. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.

WD_30_25

Tefa_ETE2 — Sherd ETE2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_25 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_ETE2 — Sherd ETE2 from Tefa (Tanga). Slide WD_30_25 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.

Baba. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.

References:

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