Fabric Code: tpr472

Gulf metamorphic

Sources probably draining from the Owen Stanley metamorphic ranges.

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	0	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	tectonite, siltstone, metavolcanic, lathwork, vitric
Min	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	PNG

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
KM_1_3	Kikiniu (Png)	PNG Gulf	0	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	tectonite, siltstone, metavolcanic
KM_1_10	Kikiniu (Png)	PNG Gulf	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	tectonite, lathwork, siltstone

KM_1_3

BXU6_10_a — Sherd BXU6-10 from Kikiniu (PNG). Slide KM_1_3 from K Marsaglia & B David. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

BXU6_10_a — Sherd BXU6-10 from Kikiniu (PNG). Slide KM_1_3 from K Marsaglia & B David. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

From metamorphic range draining area.

KM_1_10

BXU19i_2 — Sherd BXU19i-2 from Kikiniu (PNG). Slide KM_1_10 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.

BXU19i_2 — Sherd BXU19i-2 from Kikiniu (PNG). Slide KM_1_10 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.

Meta-sedimentary and volcanic lithics.

References:

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