Site: Chalan Piao

Island: Saipan


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
tpr7 6 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
Saipan hybrid quartz 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marianas

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_6_2 tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) Saipan 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
WD_6_7 tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) Saipan 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic

WD_6_2

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Sherd 15-10 from Chalan Piao (Saipan). Slide WD_6_2 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-calcite temper.


WD_6_7

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Sherd CP5 from Chalan Piao (Saipan). Slide WD_6_7 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-calcite temper, dacitic and reef deitrius source. Pre latte red-ware lime-filled. Manually added.


References:

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

011 Mariana 1966 (Dickinson, W.)