Slide: WD_5_13

Groundmass rock fragment suite distinct from that at Nomna Bay (more microlitic than vitric).

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr20 - Guam lithic andesiitic

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 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 microlitic

Images

Ma_GU_8_7 Ma_GU_8_7
Sherd Ma-GU-8-7 from Talafofo (Guam). Slide WD_5_13 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: Ma-GU-8-7

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Talafofo (Guam)

Suspected origin site: Guam

References:

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

028 Nomna Bay, Fouha Bay, Guam 1968 (Dickinson, W.)