Fabric Code: tpr5

Saipan dacitic

Quartzose volcanic sand tempers of dacitic character. Feldspars are plagioclase. Vesicular and non-vesicular vitrics, clear and brown glass.

Fabric Class:

Lithic Quartzose-Feldspathic: Dominated by igneous and/or sedimentary lithics, with quartz and feldspar.

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.

Sites:

Ceramic Wares

Latte plainware (1000 - 429 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. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
Max 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Min 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Marianas

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginWareCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_2_16 Aguijan (Aguijan) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric
WD_2_1 Sabanan Fiang (Saipan) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_2_3 Sabanan Fiang (Saipan) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_2_23 Waterfront Annex (Guam) Saipan 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_2_22 Rota (Nec) (Rota) Saipan Latte plainware (1000 - 429 BP) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric

WD_2_16

Aguijan_AG_3_20_2 Aguijan_AG_3_20_2
Sherd AG-3-20-2 from Aguijan (Aguijan). Slide WD_2_16 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.

Quartzose (dacitic) volcanic sands in sherds with black pastes.


WD_2_1

SabananFiang98_3 SabananFiang98_3
Sherd 98-3 from Sabanan Fiang (Saipan). Slide WD_2_1 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.

Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.


WD_2_3

98-9 has a full slide scan available. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.


WD_2_23

Guam43D Guam43D
Sherd 43D from Waterfront Annex (Guam). Slide WD_2_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.

Contains quartz-bearing temper sand diagnostic of derivation from Saipan.


WD_2_22

RotaR117 RotaR117
Sherd RotaR117 from Rota (NEC) (Rota). Slide WD_2_22 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.

Quartzose glass-rich volcanic sand temper.


References:

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