Site: Pago

Island: Guam       Lithology: Composite high island ( Nunn et al. (2016) )

Lithology and Age: Cenozoic sedimentary rocks ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Near/In Geonames ID: 7871070       Wikidata ID: None       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Guam Island Wikidata ID: Q16635

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
tpr20 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Guam lithic andesiitic 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 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_15_23 tpr20 (Guam lithic andesiitic) Guam 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric

WD_15_23

Pago137 Pago137
Sherd Pago137 from Pago (Guam). Slide WD_15_23 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.

Volcanic sand temper rich in brownish to reddish glassy lithic fragments. Early historic sherd.


References:

265 Pago Bay, Guam, Mariana, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)