Mineral and Rock Abundances
| 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% |
| Name | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Min | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
Representative slides:
| Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_1_18 | Unai Bapot (Saipan) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_16 | Unai Bapot (Saipan) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_20 | Unai Bapot (Saipan) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
WD_1_18
BP9 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.
Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric, microlitic and some felsitic volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
WD_1_16
Type B VST. Terrigenous andesitic (non-quartzose) volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
WD_1_20
Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware.