Fabric Code: tpr79

Saparua calcareous

Sand temper composed almost exclusively of globular foraminiferal tests.

Fabric Class:

Calcareous: Dominated by calcareous inclusions.

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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_19_21 Saparua (Saparua) Saparua 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_19_22 Saparua (Saparua) Saparua 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_19_24 Saparua (Saparua) Saparua 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_19_25 Saparua (Saparua) Saparua 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_19_21

OuhOUW OuhOUW
Sherd OuhOUW from Saparua (Saparua). Slide WD_19_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.

Calcareous- formanifera.


WD_19_22

SaparuaOUS1 SaparuaOUS1
Sherd OUS1 from Saparua (Saparua). Slide WD_19_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.

Calcareous- formanifera.


WD_19_24

SaparuaOW3 SaparuaOW3
Sherd OW3 from Saparua (Saparua). Slide WD_19_24 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.

Ancient sherd. Calcareous.


WD_19_25

SaparuaOUM1 SaparuaOUM1
Sherd OUM1 from Saparua (Saparua). Slide WD_19_25 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. Calcareous.


References:

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