Fabric Code: tpr50

Palau grog type B/C/D

mixtures of grog particles and terrigenous grains (terrigenous grains more abundant than grog particles). Grains either felsic or mafic.

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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 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, vitric, microlitic
Min 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 Carolines

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_12_11 Ulong Islet (Chelbacheb) Babeldoab (or nearby) 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 vitric, microlitic
WD_13_10 Kayangel (Kayangel) Babeldoab 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic
WD_13_13 Peleliu (Peleliu) Babeldoab 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic
WD_13_15 Angaur (Angaur) Babeldoab 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic
WD_13_16 Angaur (Angaur) Babeldoab 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic
WD_13_17 Fana (Sonsorol) Babeldoab 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic
WD_13_9 Kayangel (Kayangel) Babeldoab (or nearby) 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 felsitic, microlitic

WD_12_11

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Sherd UL4 from Ulong Islet (Chelbacheb). Slide WD_12_11 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.

Mixtures of grog particles and terrigenous grains (terrigenous grains more abundant than grog particles). Grains either felsic or mafic. Vitric and microlitic lithics.


WD_13_10

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Sherd 1005-4 from Kayangel (Kayangel). Slide WD_13_10 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.

Mixtures of grog particles and terrigenous grains (terrigenous grains more abundant than grog particles). Grains either felsic or mafic.


WD_13_13

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Sherd 593-3 from Peleliu (Peleliu). Slide WD_13_13 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 B' Palauan temper type; hybrid feldspathic-lithic sand temper composed of mixed volcanic and calcareous sand.


WD_13_15

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Sherd 615-2 from Angaur (Angaur). Slide WD_13_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.

Mixtures of grog particles and terrigenous grains (terrigenous grains more abundant than grog particles). Grains either felsic or mafic.


WD_13_16

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Sherd 615-3 from Angaur (Angaur). Slide WD_13_16 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 B' Palauan temper type; hybrid feldspathic-lithic sand temper composed of mixed volcanic and calcareous sand.


WD_13_17

Fana1 Fana1
Sherd Fana1 from Fana (Sonsorol). Slide WD_13_17 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 B' Palauan temper type; hybrid feldspathic-lithic sand temper composed of mixed volcanic and calcareous sand.


WD_13_9

Kayangel1005_3 Kayangel1005_3
Sherd 1005-3 from Kayangel (Kayangel). Slide WD_13_9 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.

Mixtures of grog particles and terrigenous grains (terrigenous grains more abundant than grog particles). Grains either felsic or mafic.


References:

219 Ulong, Palau, 2002 (Dickinson, W.)