Slide: WD_12_19

Volcanic sand tempers, predominantly, polyminerallic volcanic rock fragments, with reddish vitric (glassy) groundmasses, but also some with microlitic and felsitic groundmass textures (all suitable for derivation from andesitic source rocks).

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr53 - Palau lithic type V

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%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic

Images

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Sherd UL12 from Ulong Islet (Ulong). Slide WD_12_19 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: UL12

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Ulong Islet (Ulong)

Suspected origin site: Babeldoab (or nearby)

References:

219 Ulong, Palau, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)