Kai Islands

Wikidata ID: Q1323403

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 1642153       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

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None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr71 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Gorom Kai calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maluku

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_19_1 tpr71 (Gorom Kai calcareous) Kai 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_19_1

KaiKecilKD4 KaiKecilKD4
Sherd KaiKecilKD4 from Kai (Kai). Slide WD_19_1 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.

Calcareous.


References:

232 Buru, Gorom, Maluku, Indonesia, 2004 (Dickinson, W.)