Slide: WD_4_14

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

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr13 - Saipan feldspar andesitic

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
0	0	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	microlitic, vitric, felsitic

Images

TagaTinian_15_1 — 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.

TagaTinian_15_1 — 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.

Sherd: 44941

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Taga (Tinian)

Suspected origin site: Saipan

References:

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

011 Mariana 1966 (Dickinson, W.)