Fabric Code: tpr35

Yap hybrid lithic metavolcanic

Yap metavolcanic temper admixed with calcareous grains (reef detritus).

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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 metavolcanic
Min 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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_10_14 Ngulu (Ngulu) Yap 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 metavolcanic

WD_10_14

Ngulu9 Ngulu9
Sherd 9 from Ngulu (Ngulu). Slide WD_10_14 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.

Yap metavolcanic temper admixed with calcareous grains (reef detritus).


References:

210 Yap 2002 (Dickinson, W.)

089 Yap 1981 (Dickinson, W.)