| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | na |
| Palau grog type A/I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Carolines |
| tpr50 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | felsitic, vitric, microlitic |
| Palau grog type B/C/D | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Carolines |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_13_14 | tpr49 (Palau grog type A/I) | Babeldoab (or nearby) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | na |
| WD_13_15 | tpr50 (Palau grog type B/C/D) | Babeldoab | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | felsitic, microlitic |
| WD_13_16 | tpr50 (Palau grog type B/C/D) | Babeldoab | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | felsitic, microlitic |
'Type A' Palauan temper type; grog temper essentially lacking any terrigenous sand grains.
Mixtures of grog particles and terrigenous grains (terrigenous grains more abundant than grog particles). Grains either felsic or mafic.
'Type B' Palauan temper type; hybrid feldspathic-lithic sand temper composed of mixed volcanic and calcareous sand.