Fabric Code: tpr99

Mussau type J

Quartose feldspathic (Type J).

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 1 2 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
Min 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_20 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus, Lavongai or New Britain 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric
WD_39_21 Talepakemalai (Eloaua) Manus, Lavongai or New Britain 0 2 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 felsitic, vitric

WD_39_20

ECA90_4_9 ECA90_4_9
Sherd ECA90-4-9 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_20 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.

Quartose feldspathic (Type J).


WD_39_21

ECA92_3_3 ECA92_3_3
Sherd ECA92-3-3 from Talepakemalai (Eloaua). Slide WD_39_21 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.

Quartose feldspathic (Type J).


References:

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