Fabric Code: tpr48

Torres Strait felsic lithic

Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.

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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 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert
Min 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 Australia

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_17_21 Mabuiag (Mabuiag) PNG 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert, tectonite
WD_17_22 Mabuiag (Mabuiag) PNG 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert, tectonite

WD_17_21

PuluS1 PuluS1
Sherd S1 from Mabuiag (Mabuiag). Slide WD_17_21 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. 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.

Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.


WD_17_22

PuluA7_1 PuluA7_1
Sherd A7-1 from Mabuiag (Mabuiag). Slide WD_17_22 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. 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.

Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.


References:

229 Torres Strait (Dickinson, W.)