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.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous 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 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 (New Guinea) 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 (New Guinea). 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.)