Fabric Code: tpr90

Northcoast PNG type F

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

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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 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 OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_28_25 Tumelo (Aitape Coast) Aitape coast 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic
WD_28_24 Tarawai (Aitape Coast) Aitape coast 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 microphaneritic, microlitic, felsitic

WD_28_25

Tumelo177_2 Tumelo177_2
Sherd 177-2 from Tumelo (Aitape coast). Slide WD_28_25 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image 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 Tarawai176_2
Sherd 176-2 from Tarawai (Aitape coast). Slide WD_28_24 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.

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151 North Coast PNG, 1997 (superseded by 167) (Dickinson, W.)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