Fabric Code: tpr97

Mussau type G

Pyroxenic (Type G). Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.

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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 4 1 4 5 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
Min 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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_8 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_12 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus or Lavongai 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_13 Etapakengaroasa (Emananus) Manus or Lavongai 0 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_39_8

ECA16_6_17 ECA16_6_17
Sherd ECA16-6-17 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_8 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.

Pyroxenic (Type G).


WD_39_12

ECA69_7_19 ECA69_7_19
Sherd ECA69-7-19 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_12 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.

Pyroxenic (Type G).


WD_39_13

EHB1_6_5 EHB1_6_5
Sherd EHB1-6-5 from Etapakengaroasa (Emananus). Slide WD_39_13 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.

Pyroxenic (Type G).


References:

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