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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr63a | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Aru quartz-calcite | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maluku |
| tpr63b | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Aru quartz-calcite | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maluku |
| tpr203 ** | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Maluku |
| tpr63c | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| Aru quartz-calcite | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Maluku |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_16_18 | tpr63a (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_16_19 | tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_17_9 | tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) | Banda | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_16_12 | tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_16_11 | tpr63b (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_16_24 | tpr63c (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_17_1 | tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) | Banda | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_17_3 | tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) | Banda | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_17_10 | tpr203 (Banda pyroxenic-feldspathic) | Banda | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_16_6 | tpr63a (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_16_10 | tpr63c (Aru quartz-calcite) | Aru | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | na |
| WD_16_1 | tpr64 (Wangil quartz-feldspar) | unknown | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | felsitic, microlitic |
Calcareous.
Quartz-calcite.
Abundant vitroclastic glass shards of volcanic ash imbedded in the clay paste within temper.
NLSU6 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Temper sand in which calcareous grains are dominant, with terrigenous grains present in significant amounts.
Quartz-calcite.
NLA4 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Stained. Temper sand in which calcareous and terrigenous grains are present in subequal proportions.
Unique paste with high proportion of fresh volcanic glass shards (ash). Isotropic volcanic glass, pale brown or tan, with curvilinear, forked and branching shapes Sand made of vitrics of microvesicular (pumiceous) volcanic glass.
WmSu9 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Volcanic sand temper exotic to Aru.
Vitric and microlitic.
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Temper sand in which calcareous grains are predominant, with terrigenous grains rare but present.
Quartz-calcite.
Angular to subangular quartz-feldspar sand temper, including plagioclase and K-feldspar, lacking ferromagnesian grains.