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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr46 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| Torres Strait calcareous | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Australia |
| tpr48 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert |
| Torres Strait felsic lithic | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Australia |
| tpr204 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Lizard Island granitic | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Australia |
| tpr205 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Lizard Island hybrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Australia |
| tpr206 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, lathwork, microlitic, felsitic, plutonite |
| Exotic Lizard Island | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Australia |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_11_13 | tpr46 (Torres Strait calcareous) | ? | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | microphaneritic |
| WD_17_21 | tpr48 (Torres Strait felsic lithic) | PNG | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert, tectonite |
| WD_17_22 | tpr48 (Torres Strait felsic lithic) | PNG | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | vitric, felsitic, microlitic, chert, tectonite |
| WD_83_7 | tpr204 (Lizard Island granitic) | Lizard Island | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_12 | tpr204 (Lizard Island granitic) | Lizard Island | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_19 | tpr204 (Lizard Island granitic) | Lizard Island | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_21 | tpr204 (Lizard Island granitic) | Lizard Island | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_22 | tpr204 (Lizard Island granitic) | Lizard Island | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_8 | tpr204 (Lizard Island granitic) | Lizard Island | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_3 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_16 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_17 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_5 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_15 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_1 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_14 | tpr205 (Lizard Island hybrid) | Lizard Island | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_83_24 | tpr206 (Exotic Lizard Island) | central Vanuatu? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, lathwork, microlitic, felsitic, plutonite |
Dominantly calcareous sand temper.
Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.
Combination of felsic volcanic detritus with quartz-feldspar plutonic detritus.
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Terrigenous (non-calcareous granitic) sand temper.
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Granitic mainly quartz with and feldspar with minor micaceous.
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High-tide forebeach sand from Mangrove Bay. Coarse sand which lacks calcareous constituents.
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Burnt sand fragment from Midden 17 surface at one-tree coconut beach. Sand containing terrigenous quartzose with minor feldspar, mica, chert and polycrystalline lithic fragments.
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Clay sample with sandy impurities from airport-research road cutting. Sand containing terrigenous quartzose with minor feldspar, mica, chert and polycrystalline lithic fragments.
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Terrigenous (non-calcareous granitic) sand temper.
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Calcareous hybrid.
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Fine intertidal sand from Watson's Bay. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.
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High-tide fine sand from Mermaid Beach. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.
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Thin potsherd. Well sorted and subrounded hybrid sand composed of ~25% terrigenous detritus and ~75% calcareous reef debris.
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Fine forebeach sand from Watson's Bay. Hybrid sand composed of mixed terrigenous detritus and calcareous debris.
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Hybrid terrigenous (granitic)-calcareous sand temper.
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Silty-sandy sediment from mangrove fringe of Mangrove Bay. Hybrid sand in which terrigenous grains are more abundant than calcareous grains.
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Dominant clinopyroxene over minor hornblende, coupled with the absence of either olivine or orthopyroxene. Exotic.