Northern Mariana Islands Wikidata ID: Q16644
Saipan Province Wikidata ID: Q9332790
Saipan Island Wikidata ID: Q51679
Mariana Islands Wikidata ID: Q153732
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| 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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid sand | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Saipan volcanic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Ware | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_1_1 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | Intermediate Pre-Latte (2500 - 1600 BP) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_12 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | Early Pre-Latte (3500 - 2500 BP) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_13 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | Early Pre-Latte (3500 - 2500 BP) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_26 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic | |
| WD_1_18 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_16 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_20 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_25 | tpr3 (Saipan hybrid) | Saipan | Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_23 | tpr3 (Saipan hybrid) | Saipan | Early Pre-Latte (3500 - 2500 BP) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
Type A CQT. Mixed dacitic (quartz-bearing)-calcareous (>90%) hybrid temper sand, thick red ware.
Classified differently in 2 reports. Type A or B, andesitic aggregate sand temper likely from Saipan, fineware.
Type A CQT. Dacitic aggregate sand temper likely from Saipan, fineware.
Calcareous (>90%) hybrid temper sand. Lithic. May not have quartz.
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Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric, microlitic and some felsitic volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
Type B VST. Terrigenous andesitic (non-quartzose) volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware.
TYPE C MVQT. Quartz-rich dacitic sand temper of Saipan origin intermingled with more abundant calcareous sand. Coarseware.
TYPE C MVQT. Mixed quartzose (dacitic)-calcareous hybrid temper sand. Thin red ware.