Fabric Code: tpr420

Ryukyu quartzose-feldspathic

Local.

Fabric Class:

Lithic Quartzose-Feldspathic: Dominated by igneous and/or sedimentary lithics, with quartz and feldspar.

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 3 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 microphaneritic, vitric
Min 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 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_19 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 2 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 microphaneritic, vitric
WD_96_20 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 2 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic, vitric
WD_96_21 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 3 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 microphaneritic, vitric

WD_96_19

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Sherd RYU-3 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_19 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.

Calcareous quartzose.


WD_96_20

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Sherd RYU-5 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_20 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.

Calcareous quartzose.


WD_96_21

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Sherd RYU-6 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_21 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.

Calcareous quartzose.


References:

048 Ryukyu 1972 (Dickinson, W.)