Site: Aguijan

Island: Aguijan       Lithology: Limestone high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 4041115       Wikidata ID: Q398309       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1006196

Mindat Loc ID: 440697


In:

Northern Mariana Islands Wikidata ID: Q16644

Tinian Province Wikidata ID: Q7808227

Mariana Islands Wikidata ID: Q153732

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Fabrics:

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
tpr15 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Saipan andesitic 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Marianas
tpr5 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Saipan dacitic 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Marianas

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_4_24 tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_4_21 tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
WD_2_16 tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric

WD_4_24

46-29-205 has a full slide scan available (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Quartz-poor (andesitic) volcanic sands in sherds with red pastes. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.


WD_4_21

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Sherd AG-7-1-32 from Aguijan (Aguijan). Slide WD_4_21 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-poor (andesitic) volcanic sands in sherds with red pastes.


WD_2_16

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Sherd AG-3-20-2 from Aguijan (Aguijan). Slide WD_2_16 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.

Quartzose (dacitic) volcanic sands in sherds with black pastes.


References:

323 Mariana, reports 1-15 for MTAT, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)