Fabric Code: tpr4

Saipan quartz-rich

Quartz-rich limeclast temper, feldspar are plagioclase. Local to Saipan.

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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 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 OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_2_4 Sabanan Fiang (Saipan) Saipan 2 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 limeclast, felsitic, microlitic
WD_6_15 Unai Achugao (Saipan) Saipan 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 limeclast

WD_2_4

SabananFiang98_10 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.


WD_6_15

NansayNAN1 NansayNAN1
Sherd NansayNAN1 from Unai Achugao (Saipan). Slide WD_6_15 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.

Pre-Latte sherd. Quartz-rich quartzose sand temper.


References:

323 Mariana, reports 1-15 for MTAT, 1998 (Dickinson, W.)