Fabric Code: tpr58

Batanes volcanic

Volcanic sand dominant mineral grains are plagioclase feldspar and green-brown hornblende.

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 0 0 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Min 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Philippines

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_15_12a Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_12b Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_12c Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_12d Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_13a Batan (Batanes) 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_13b Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_13c Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 vitric, felsitic
WD_15_16a Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_15_16b Batan (Batanes) 0 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_15_12a

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Sherd 52-9-1 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_12a 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_12b

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Sherd 52-9-2 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_12b 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_12c

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Sherd 52-9-3 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_12c 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_12d

Batan_52_9_4 Batan_52_9_4
Sherd 52-9-4 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_12d 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_13a

Batan_52_10_1 Batan_52_10_1
Sherd 52-10-1 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_13a 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_13b

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Sherd 52-10-2 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_13b 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_13c

Batan_52_10_3 Batan_52_10_3
Sherd 52-10-3 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_13c 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_16a

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Sherd 52-12-1 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_16a 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.

Volcanic sand.


WD_15_16b

Sunget_52_12_2 Sunget_52_12_2
Sherd 52-12-2 from Batan (Batanes). Slide WD_15_16b 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.

Volcanic sand.


References:

254 Luzon, Batan, Taiwan, 2006 (Dickinson, W.)