Fabric Code: tpr60

Huakanshan volcanic type C

Volcanic parentage derived from the accreted arc assemblage of the Coastal Range east of the Longitudinal Valley include plagioclase and clinopyroxene mineral grains, opaque iron oxide grains, volcanic lithic fragments with microlitic to felsitic internal textures, and lithic fragments of mafic volcanic glass.

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 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
Min 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Taiwan

Representative slides:

Slide Site Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_15_20a Huakanshan (Taiwan) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric
WD_15_20c Huakanshan (Taiwan) 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 microlitic, felsitic, vitric

WD_15_20a

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Sherd 52-15-1 from Huakanshan (Taiwan). Slide WD_15_20a 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.

Volcanic-lithic rich.


WD_15_20c

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Sherd 52-15-3 from Huakanshan (Taiwan). Slide WD_15_20c 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.

Volcanic-lithic rich.


References:

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