Fabric Code: tpr469

Gulf calcareous

Calcareous inclusions are inferred from the bioclast shaped pores in the sherds. Possibly sourced from Yule Island, but possibly other sites along the Papua south coast.

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 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 microlitic, siltstone
Min 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PNG

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
KM_1_14 Kikiniu (Png) South Coast PNG 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 microlitic

KM_1_14

BXU19i_6 BXU19i_6
Sherd BXU19i-6 from Kikiniu (PNG). Slide KM_1_14 from K Marsaglia & B David. 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.

Pores taken as calcareous.


References:

Petrographic analyses of sand temper/inclusions in ceramics of Kikiniu, Kikori River and modern sand (Marsaglia, KM, Kramer, KG, David, B. Shelly, RJ.)