Slide: WD_6_14

Hybrid temper sand (85-90% of total grain population is calcareous reef detritus). Pre-latte.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr7 - Saipan hybrid quartz

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
6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic

Images

Tinian117B Tinian117B
Sherd 117B from Casino (Tinian). Slide WD_6_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: 117B

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Casino (Tinian)

Suspected origin site: Saipan

References:

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

011 Mariana 1966 (Dickinson, W.)