Fabric Code: tpr476

Moresby pyroxenic

Chert and quartz-feldspar equal. Green amphibole. Pyroxene and gabbro fragments. Source Eastern Bootless Inlet.

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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 3 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 chert
Min 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 PNG

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References:

A Petrographic Method of Sourcing Potsherds from the Port Moresby Area of Papua New Guinea (Worthing, MA.)