Fabric Code: tpr456

Louisiade ferromagnesian placer

The sparse lithics with clinopyroxene and plagioclase are suggestive of deriving from volcanic rocks rather than plutonic gabbro.

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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 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic
Min 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 PNG

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Identifying prehistoric trade networks in the Massim region, Papua New Guinea: Evidence from petrogr (Shaw B, Leclerc M, Dickinson W, Spriggs M. Summerhayes GR)