Fabric Code: tpr212

Exotic Pohnpei quartzose

Imported (Japan?) fine quartzose sand that is distinctly micaceous. Prominent dispersed flakes of white mica (muscovite).

Sites:

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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 na
Min 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Carolines

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_90_8 Lenger (Pohnpei) Japan 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 na

WD_90_8

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Sherd Len8 from Lenger (Pohnpei). Slide WD_90_8 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image (user: Guest pwd: Guest) or full slide in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Fine quartzose sand that is distinctly micaceous, with prominent dispersed flakes of white mica (muscovite).


References:

267 Lenger, Pohnpei, Caroline, 2008 (Dickinson, W.)