Slide: WD_2_3

Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr5 - Saipan dacitic

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 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic

Images

98-9 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.


Sherd: 98-9

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Sabanan Fiang (Saipan)

Suspected origin site: Saipan

References:

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