Fabric Code: tpr96

Mussau type F

Pyroxene bearing hornblendic-feldspathic (Type F).

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 1 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
Min 0 1 3 1 1 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_39_2 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_3 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_5 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 0 1 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_6 Etapakengaroasa (Emananus) Manus or Lavongai 0 1 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_39_2

ECA68_7_10 ECA68_7_10
Sherd ECA68-7-10 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_2 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.

Pyroxene bearing hornblendic-feldspathic (Type F).


WD_39_3

ECA13_100_3 ECA13_100_3
Sherd ECA13-100-3 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_3 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.

Pyroxene bearing hornblendic-feldspathic (Type F).


WD_39_5

ECA16_7_15 ECA16_7_15
Sherd ECA16-7-15 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_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.

Pyroxene bearing hornblendic-feldspathic (Type F).


WD_39_6

EHB1_3_15 EHB1_3_15
Sherd EHB1-3-15 from Etapakengaroasa (Emananus). Slide WD_39_6 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.

Pyroxene bearing hornblendic-feldspathic (Type F).


References:

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