Site: Mochong

Island: Rota


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
tpr21 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Guam lithic hi andesitic 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Marianas
tpr22 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Saipan quartzose 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 Marianas
tpr23 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
Mariana calcareous 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marianas
tpr6 0 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Marianas andesitic 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_8_1 tpr21 (Guam lithic hi andesitic) Guam 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_6_19 tpr22 (Saipan quartzose) Saipan 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_6_20 tpr23 (Mariana calcareous) Mariana 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na
WD_5_3 tpr6 (Marianas andesitic) Marianas 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic

WD_8_1

MochongRotaI MochongRotaI
Sherd MochongRotaI from Mochong (Rota). Slide WD_8_1 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.

Deeply weathered. Volcanic sand temper.


WD_6_19

MochonRota_V MochonRota_V
Sherd MochonRota-V from Mochong (Rota). Slide WD_6_19 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.

Deeply weathered; Volcanic sand temper. Pre-latte sherd.


WD_6_20

MochonRota_VI MochonRota_VI
Sherd MochonRota-VI from Mochong (Rota). Slide WD_6_20 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.

Calcareous sands. Pre-latte sherd.


WD_5_3

RotaII RotaII
Sherd RotaII from Mochong (Rota). Slide WD_5_3 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.

Marianas Plainware. Volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.


References:

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

067 Rota, Mariana 1977 (Dickinson, W.)