Tanga: , Composite type, Stratovolcano.
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| 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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr313 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Tanga calcareous | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr314 ** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | plutonite |
| Tanga crushed rock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr315 ** | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr316 ** | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr317 ** | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| Tanga pyroxene placer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr318 ** | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| Tanga pyroxene opaque placer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr319 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| Tanga opaque placer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr322 ** | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic, microlitic |
| Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr320 ** | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| Tanga lithic hybrid | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| tpr321 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Exotic Tanga hornblendic hybrid | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Bismarck |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_33_1 | tpr313 (Tanga calcareous) | Tanga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_33_2 | tpr314 (Tanga crushed rock) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | plutonite |
| WD_33_13 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_16 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_4 | tpr316 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_30_7 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_2 | tpr317 (Tanga pyroxene placer) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_33_3 | tpr316 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_17 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_15 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_6 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_8 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_30_4 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_13 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, lathwork |
| WD_30_6 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, lathwork |
| WD_30_16 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_30_14 | tpr319 (Tanga opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_1 | tpr317 (Tanga pyroxene placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_22 | tpr322 (Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic) | Salkangkis | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_30_23 | tpr322 (Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic) | Feni | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_33_11 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga not Boeng | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_5 | tpr316 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_30_12 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_8 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_17 | tpr320 (Tanga lithic hybrid) | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| WD_30_20 | tpr321 (Exotic Tanga hornblendic hybrid) | Feni | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_30_21 | tpr322 (Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic) | Feni | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_33_12 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_33_14 | tpr315 (Tanga feldspathic pyroxenic mica) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_30_9 | tpr318 (Tanga pyroxene opaque placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, lathwork |
| WD_30_3 | tpr317 (Tanga pyroxene placer) | Tanga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | lathwork, microlitic |
| WD_30_18 | tpr320 (Tanga lithic hybrid) | Unknown. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| WD_30_25 | tpr322 (Tanga hornblendic pyroxenic) | Feni | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic, microlitic |
Exclusively calcareous temper sand. From reef. From Lifafaesing.
Sherd from Matambek. Exceptionally angular sand-sized gabbro fragments as sand temper.
Lifafaesing site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Matambek site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Matambek site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene no biotite.
Matampul. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Lifafaesing. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Nonu site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene no biotite.
Matangkipit. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Amfuli site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Amfuli. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Salkangkis. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Nonu. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Matangkipit. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Amfuli. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Matangkipit. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Angkikita. Opaque iron oxide-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Matangkipit. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Salkangkis. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.
Matangkipit. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.
Angkikita site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and biotite.
Angkikita site. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and no biotite.
Salkangkinit. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Angkikita. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Angkikita. Well sorted, strongly abraded, hybrid lithic, non-placer aggregate temper sand. Microlitic rocks dominant, also felsitic and vitric.
Angkikita. Hornblendic hybrid temper sand with vitric volcanic rock fragments as dominant grain type.
Angkikita. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.
Baba. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Ansingsing. Feldspathic temper sand that contains abundant clinopyroxene and sparse mica.
Ansingsing. Mixed pyroxene/opaque iron oxide ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Ansingsing. Pyroxene-rich ferromagnesian placer sand temper.
Ansingsing. Well sorted, strongly abraded, hybrid lithic, non-placer aggregate temper sand. Microlitic rocks dominant, also felsitic and vitric.
Baba. Hornblendic-pyroxenic aggregate temper sand, subangular to subrounded, moderately sorted, and variably placered.