Fabric Code: tpr90

Northcoast PNG type F

Type F, Abundant natural temper with sparse lithic fragments apparently added manually. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene present.

Fabric Class:

Microphaneritic: Dominated by microphaneritic inclusions.

Dissected Orogen: Dominated by plutonic lithics such as microgranite, and those with microphaneritic textures, as well as metavolcanics. They have K-feldspars dominate, in addition to plagioclase.

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
Min	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	PNG

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_28_25	Tumleo (Tumleo)	Aitape coast	3	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
WD_28_24	Tarawai (Tarawai)	Aitape coast	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic

WD_28_25

Tumelo177_2 — Sherd 177-2 from Tumleo (Tumleo). Slide WD_28_25 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.

Tumelo177_2 — Sherd 177-2 from Tumleo (Tumleo). Slide WD_28_25 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.

Type F. Abundant natural temper with sparse lithic fragments apparently added manually.

WD_28_24

Tarawai176_2 — Sherd 176-2 from Tarawai (Tarawai). Slide WD_28_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.

Tarawai176_2 — Sherd 176-2 from Tarawai (Tarawai). Slide WD_28_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.

Type F. Abundant natural temper with sparse lithic fragments apparently added manually.

References:

151 North Coast PNG, 1997 (superseded by 167) (Dickinson, W.)

167 sands, tempers, NW coast PNG, 2001 (Dickinson, W.)