Fabric Code: tpr3

Saipan hybrid

Mixed quartzose (dacitic)-calcareous hybrid temper sand, Unai Bapot Type C. Possibly local coastal sands. Feldspar is plagioclase.

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 6 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
Min 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marianas

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_1_25 Unai Bapot (Saipan) Saipan 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic
WD_1_23 Unai Bapot (Saipan) Saipan 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 felsitic

WD_1_25

SaipanUB82_1 SaipanUB82_1
Sherd UB82-1 from Unai Bapot (Saipan). Slide WD_1_25 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.

TYPE C MVQT. Quartz-rich dacitic sand temper of Saipan origin intermingled with more abundant calcareous sand. Coarseware.


WD_1_23

SaipanBP19 SaipanBP19
Sherd BP19 from Unai Bapot (Saipan). Slide WD_1_23 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.

TYPE C MVQT. Mixed quartzose (dacitic)-calcareous hybrid temper sand. Thin red ware.


References:

285 Unai Bapot, Saipan, 2010 (Dickinson, W.)

249 Unai Bapot, Saipan, Mariana, 2005 (Dickinson, W.)