Fabric Code: tpr472

Gulf metamorphic

Sources probably draining from the Owen Stanley metamorphic ranges.

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 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 OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
KM_1_3 Kikiniu (New Guinea) PNG Gulf 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 tectonite, siltstone, metavolcanic
KM_1_10 Kikiniu (New Guinea) 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 BXU6_10_a
Sherd BXU6-10 from Kikiniu (New Guinea). 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 BXU19i_2
Sherd BXU19i-2 from Kikiniu (New Guinea). 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.)