Fabric Code: tpr59

Batanes feldspathic

Volcanic sand dominant mineral grains are plagioclase feldspar and green-brown hornblende. Plg/Hbl ratio higher than Batan.

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 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Min 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 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_14a Itbayat (Batanes) 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 microlitic, vitric
WD_15_14b Itbayat (Batanes) 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 microlitic, vitric

WD_15_14a

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Sherd 52-11-1 from Itbayat (Batanes). Slide WD_15_14a from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Feldspathic volcanic sand.


WD_15_14b

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Sherd 52-11-3 from Itbayat (Batanes). Slide WD_15_14b from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO. Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Feldspathic volcanic sand.


References:

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