Fabric Code: tpr272

Yap metavolcanic

Schist.

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 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 metavolcanic
Min 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 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_9_4 Yap (Yap) Yap 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 metavolcanic
WD_9_2 Yap (Yap) Yap 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 metavolcanic
WD_9_5 Yap (Yap) Yap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 metavolcanic
WD_9_7 Yap (Yap) Yap 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 metavolcanic
WD_9_8 Yap (Yap) Yap 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 metavolcanic

WD_9_4

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Sherd 19-1 from Yap (Yap). Slide WD_9_4 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.

Metavolcanic greenschist, schist micaceous.


WD_9_2

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Sherd 47-1 from Yap (Yap). Slide WD_9_2 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.

Detritus derived mostly from metavolcanic greenschist.


WD_9_5

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Sherd 19-4 from Yap (Yap). Slide WD_9_5 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.

Micaceous metavolcanic greenschist.


WD_9_7

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Sherd 43-3 from Yap (Yap). Slide WD_9_7 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.

Yap natural metavolcanic.


WD_9_8

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Sherd 43-8 from Yap (Yap). Slide WD_9_8 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.

Yap natural metavolcanic.


References:

075 Yap, Palau 1978 (Dickinson, W.)