Fabric Code: tpr76

Ambon hybrid

Hybrid volcanic-calcareous sand temper (quartz and feldspar; volcanic rock fragments of pale felsic glass, and calcareous grains).

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 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
Min 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Maluku

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_19_10 Ambon (Ambon) Ambon 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_19_11 Ambon (Ambon) Ambon 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_19_6 Ambon (Ambon) Ambon 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric

WD_19_10

HituMAM1 HituMAM1
Sherd MAM1 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_10 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.

Modern sherd. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_19_11

HituMOM4 HituMOM4
Sherd MOM4 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_11 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.

Modern sherd. Pale glass (felsic) predominates over brown.


WD_19_6

HituMAS1 HituMAS1
Sherd MAS1 from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_19_6 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.

Local sand.


References:

223 Maluku Tengah, Indonesia, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)