Vitric Feldspathic: Dominated by vitric inclusions, with feldspars.
Oceanic Basalt: Mainly contain olivines, clinopyroxenes and plagioclase, and have lathwork and mafic vitric lithic fragments.
| 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 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| Min | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Carolines |
| Slide | Site | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_90_4 | Lenger (Lenger) | Pohnpei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
| WD_90_7 | Lenger (Lenger) | Pohnpei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic |
Non-calcareous volcanic temper of lithic sand. Moderately sorted and subrounded medium to coarse temper sands displaying placer concentration of opaque iron oxide grains (probably magnetite), glassy rock fragments, and clinopyroxene. Temper probably from stream.
Non-calcareous volcanic temper of lithic sand.