Site: Taga

Island: Tinian


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
tpr11 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Saipan dacitic-vitric 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Marianas
tpr12 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Saipan vitric 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Marianas
tpr13 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
Saipan feldspar andesitic 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 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_2_12 tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) Saipan 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_4_16 tpr12 (Saipan vitric) Saipan 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_4_17 tpr12 (Saipan vitric) Saipan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_4_14 tpr13 (Saipan feldspar andesitic) Saipan 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic
WD_4_15 tpr13 (Saipan feldspar andesitic) Saipan 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric, felsitic

WD_2_12

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Sherd 15-4 from Taga (Tinian). Slide WD_2_12 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.

Glass- rich dacitic volcanic sand, type B. Marianas trailed sherd.


WD_4_16

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Sherd 15-6 from Taga (Tinian). Slide WD_4_16 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.

Glass-rich volcanic sand , Type C, tan to brown vesicular glass. Marianas cordmarked sherd. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.


WD_4_17

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Sherd 15-7 from Taga (Tinian). Slide WD_4_17 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.

Glass-rich volcanic sand , Type C, Marianas incised sherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, and orthopyroxene.


WD_4_14

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Sherd 44941 from Taga (Tinian). Slide WD_4_14 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.

Feldspathic andesitic volcanic sand. Marianas decordated sherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.


WD_4_15

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Sherd 44972 from Taga (Tinian). Slide WD_4_15 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.

Feldspathic andesitic volcanic sand. Marianas plainware sherd. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.


References:

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

011 Mariana 1966 (Dickinson, W.)