Fabric Code: tpr83

Halmahera volcanic

Well sorted and variably abraded volcanic sand temper.

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 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic
Min 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 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_20_21 Halmahera (Halmahera) Halmahera 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, microlitic

WD_20_21

Halmahera_74_2 Halmahera_74_2
Sherd 74-2 from Halmahera (Halmahera). Slide WD_20_21 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Well sorted and variably abraded volcanic sand temper. Plagioclase, varied lithics, clinopyroxene, opaques, hornblende.


References:

220 Aru, Halmahera, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)