Fabric Details

Andesitic Arc Quartzose Variant: Dominated by andesite and basalt lithic fragments, with microlitic, felsitic and vitric textures, and the andesite minerals (plagioclase, clinopyroxene and sometimes hornblende). With quartz.

Ceramic Wares

Transitional Marianas (1600 - 1000 BP)

Early Pre-Latte (3500 - 2500 BP)

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.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics/ Region
Max	3	5	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	limeclast, felsitic, microlitic
Min	2	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	Marianas

Representative slides:

Slide	Site	Possible Origin	Ware	Cal.	Quartz	Feldspar	Pyroxene	Amphibole	Opaques	Olivine	Biotite	Muscovite	Epidote	Garnet/ Spinel	Ig./Met. Rocks	Sed. Rocks	Grog	Lithics
WD_2_4	Sabanan Fiang (Saipan)	Saipan	Transitional Marianas (1600 - 1000 BP)	2	5	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	limeclast, felsitic, microlitic
WD_6_15	Unai Achugao (Saipan)	Saipan	Early Pre-Latte (3500 - 2500 BP)	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	limeclast

WD_2_4

SabananFiang98_10 — Sherd 98-10 from Sabanan Fiang (Saipan). Slide WD_2_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.

Quartz-rich temper sands composed of the same grain types observed in quartz-rich soils and derivative sands of north-central Saipan. Pre-Latte sherd.