Fabric Code: tpr418

Ryukyu feldspathic

Dominantly feldspathic.

Fabric Class:

Feldspathic: Dominated by feldspar 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 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 vitric
Min 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Japan

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_96_11 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 na
WD_96_12 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 na
WD_96_13 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 na
WD_96_15 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric
WD_96_16 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric

WD_96_11

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Sherd RYU-4 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_11 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.

Feldspathic temper, with maybe some grog.


WD_96_12

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Sherd RYU-11 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_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.

Feldspathic with perhaps grog.


WD_96_13

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Sherd RYU-13 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_13 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.

Feldspathic temper with maybe grog.


WD_96_15

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Sherd RYU-9 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_15 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.

Feldspathic temper.


WD_96_16

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Sherd RYU-10 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_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.

Feldspathic.


References:

048 Ryukyu 1972 (Dickinson, W.)