Fabric Code: tpr95

Mussau type E

Hornblendic-feldspathic, pyroxenic-free (Type E).

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 6 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric
Min 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bismarck

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_37_24 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus 0 0 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_37_22 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus 0 0 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_37_25 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus 0 0 5 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_37_24

ECA68_3_3 ECA68_3_3
Sherd ECA68-3-3 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_37_24 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.

Hornblendic-feldspathic, pyroxenic-free (Type E).


WD_37_22

ECA16_5_3 ECA16_5_3
Sherd ECA16-5-3 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_37_22 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.

Hornblendic-feldspathic, pyroxenic-free (Type E).


WD_37_25

ECA13_2_010 ECA13_2_010
Sherd ECA13-2-010 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_37_25 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.

Hornblendic-feldspathic, pyroxenic-free (Type E).


References:

Talepakemalai: Lapita and Its Transformations in the Mussau Islands of Near Oceania (Kirch, P.)