Site: Peleliu

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

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

Near/In Geonames ID: 1559580       Wikidata ID: Q14752295       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1008570

Mindat Loc ID: None


In:

Palau Wikidata ID: Q695

Peleliu Wikidata ID: Q497981

Caroline Islands Wikidata ID: Q118350

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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
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
tpr52 4 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
Palau hybrid type IV 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carolines

Slides:

Slide Fabric Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_12_7 tpr49 (Palau grog type A/I) Babeldoab (or nearby) Palau grog ware (2500 - 200 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
WD_13_11 tpr49 (Palau grog type A/I) Babeldoab (or nearby) Palau grog ware (2500 - 200 BP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 na
WD_13_13 tpr50 (Palau grog type B/C/D) Babeldoab Palau grog ware (2500 - 200 BP) 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic
WD_13_5 tpr52 (Palau hybrid type IV) Babeldoab 4 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_12_7

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Sherd 47-5 from Peleliu (Peleliu). Slide WD_12_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.

Contains a temper composed of broken pottery. 1978-38-7 (2) from Babelduab.


WD_13_11

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Sherd 593-1 from Peleliu (Peleliu). Slide WD_13_11 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.

Type A' Palauan temper type; grog temper essentially lacking any terrigenous sand grains.


WD_13_13

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Sherd 593-3 from Peleliu (Peleliu). Slide WD_13_13 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.

'Type B' Palauan temper type; hybrid feldspathic-lithic sand temper composed of mixed volcanic and calcareous sand.


WD_13_5

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Sherd PU1 from Peleliu (Peleliu). Slide WD_13_5 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.

Hybrid (mixed calcareous-terrigenous) black sand. Veneer of 'salt-and-pepper' hybrid sand on otherwise white coral sand beach face.


References:

075 Yap, Palau 1978 (Dickinson, W.)

211 Temper sand origins, Palau 2002 (Dickinson, W.)