Fabric Code: tpr80

Gorom-Seram quartzose

Quartzose. Complex non-volcanic temper. Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite.

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 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 quartzite, tectonite
Min 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 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_20_7 Ambon (Ambon) Seram 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_18_10 Ondor (Gorom) Gorom 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_20_1 Seram (Seram) Seram 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_18_9 Gorom (Gorom) Gorom 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 quartzite, tectonite
WD_20_5 Ambon (Ambon) Seram 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 quartzite, tectonite

WD_20_7

HT1-2 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Imported from Seram. Prehistoric sherd. Mineralogically complex non-volcanic sand temper. Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite.


WD_18_10

OndorOn8 OndorOn8
Sherd On8 from Ondor (Gorom). Slide WD_18_10 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Quartzose sand temper.


WD_20_1

SeramHS4 SeramHS4
Sherd HS4 from Seram (Seram). Slide WD_20_1 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Local. Complex non-volcanic temper. Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite. Includes K-feldspar.


WD_18_9

KatalokaKATA KatalokaKATA
Sherd KATA from Gorom (Gorom). Slide WD_18_9 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.

Quartzose sand temper.


WD_20_5

AmbonAT AmbonAT
Sherd AT from Ambon (Ambon). Slide WD_20_5 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.

Prehistoric sherd. Mineralogically complex non-volcanic sand temper. Exotic Ambon (Seram). Quartz, feldspar, chert-argillite, mica, tectonite, amphibole, clinopyroxene, serpentinite.


References:

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