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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | quartzite, tectonite |
| Min | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Maluku |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_18_2 | Buru (Buru) | Buru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | quartzite, tectonite |
| WD_18_5 | Buru (Buru) | Buru | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | quartzite, tectonite |
WD_18_2
Coarse fluvial temper (mica, micaceous quartzite, quartzite, biotite, quartz, garnet) rich in metamorphic detritus.
WD_18_5
BX38 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Coarse fluvial temper (mica, micaceous quartzite, quartzite, biotite, quartz, garnet) rich in metamorphic detritus.