Fabric Code: tpr421

Ryukyu feldspathic lithic

Local.

Fabric Class:

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

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 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 microphaneritic, metavolcanic, plutonite, siltstone, chert
Min 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 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_24 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 microlitic, metavolcanic, chert, siltstone, microphaneritic
WD_96_25 Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu) Ryukyu 0 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 microlitic, metavolcanic, siltstone, chert, microphaneritic

WD_96_24

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Sherd RYU-1 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_24 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.

Contains granitic lithics. Moderately sorted, subrounded, coarse-grained sand.


WD_96_25

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Sherd RYU-2 from Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu). Slide WD_96_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.

Microphaneritic inclusions from granitic sources.


References:

048 Ryukyu 1972 (Dickinson, W.)