Manus Province

Wikidata ID: Q874935

Lithology: Mixed ( Dickinson (2006) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic volcanic and intrusive rocks. Mafic-felsic mixed volcanic rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 2091495       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1000892

Mindat Loc ID: 186652


Volcanoes:

St. Andrew Strait: Rhyolite, Composite type, Complex.

Central Bismarck Sea: None, Cluster type, Fissure vent.

Baluan: Basalt / Picro-Basalt, Composite type, Stratovolcano.

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Many fabrics have a range of abundances. The range maximum (top) and minimum (bottom) are shown.

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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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr191 ** 0 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Manus andesitic 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr191a 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Manus andesitic placer 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bismarck
tpr191b 0 3 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
Admiralty Feldspathic Felsitic 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bismarck
tpr92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Mussau type A 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bismarck

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_41_7 tpr191 (Manus andesitic) Manus Admiralty Historical (800 - 0 BP) 0 0 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_41_4 tpr191 (Manus andesitic) Manus Admiralty Transitional (2300 - 1900 BP) 0 0 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_41_5 tpr191 (Manus andesitic) Manus Admiralty Post-Lapita (1800 - 800 BP) 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_41_6 tpr191a (Manus andesitic placer) Manus Admiralty Historical (800 - 0 BP) 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_41_8 tpr191 (Manus andesitic) Manus Admiralty Historical (800 - 0 BP) 0 0 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_41_7

GDE59_4 GDE59_4
Sherd GDE59-4 from Manus (Manus). Slide WD_41_7 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image or full slide in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Stream sand present. Pyroxene < Hornblende.


WD_41_4

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Sherd 59-1 from Manus (Manus). Slide WD_41_4 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.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Stream sand present. Pyroxene < Hornblende.


WD_41_5

GAO59_2 GAO59_2
Sherd GAO59-2 from Manus (Manus). Slide WD_41_5 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.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Stream sand present. Pyroxene > Hornblende.


WD_41_6

GDB59_3 GDB59_3
Sherd GDB59-3 from Manus (Manus). Slide WD_41_6 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.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Coastal placer sand present. Pyroxene > Hornblende.


WD_41_8

MBK59_5 MBK59_5
Sherd MBK59-5 from M'Buke (Mbuke). Slide WD_41_8 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.

Quartz-free andesitic temper sand. Stream sand present. Pyroxene < Hornblende.


References:

145 Manus, Admiralty, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)

150 Mussau, Manus, New Hanover, New Ireland, PNG, 1997 (Dickinson, W.)