Northern Islands Province

Wikidata ID: Q1608103

Lithology and Age: None ( Chorlton (2007) )       Macrostrat Geological Map Link

Geonames ID: 7733156       Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: None

Mindat Loc ID: None

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Name Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ SpinelIg./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics/ Region
tpr11 ** 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, felsitic
Saipan dacitic-vitric 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Marianas
tpr28 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
Saipan andesitic 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Marianas
tpr15 ** 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric, microlitic, felsitic
Saipan andesitic 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Marianas

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Slide Fabric Possible OriginCal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
WD_2_7 tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) Saipan 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 felsitic
WD_4_11 tpr28 (Saipan andesitic) Saipan 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_2_11 tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) Saipan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_4_5 tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) Saipan 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic
WD_2_6 tpr11 (Saipan dacitic-vitric) Saipan 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 vitric
WD_4_8 tpr15 (Saipan andesitic) Saipan 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 vitric, microlitic

WD_2_7

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Sherd A1 from Alamagan (NWC) (Alamagan). Slide WD_2_7 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 dacitic volcanic sand temper. Fine temper.


WD_4_11

AlamaganA_4 AlamaganA_4
Sherd A-4 from Alamagan (NWC) (Alamagan). Slide WD_4_11 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.

Coarse temper. Quartz-free andesitic temper sands. Probably from Saipan as orthopyroxene present.


WD_2_11

Pagan69_4 Pagan69_4
Sherd 69-4 from Apansantate (Pagan). Slide WD_2_11 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.

East Pagan, Apansantate beside Latte site '1819'. Quartzose sand temper.


WD_4_5

Pagan69_1 Pagan69_1
Sherd 69-1 from Regusa (Pagan). Slide WD_4_5 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.

Quartz-free aggregate volcanic sand temper in which microlitic volcanic rock fragments of intermediate character are dominant.


WD_2_6

PaganPAG1 PaganPAG1
Sherd PAG1 from Sanmeima (Pagan). Slide WD_2_6 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.

Poorly sorted dacitic volcanic sand temper of simple mineralogy and probable fluvial origin, composed dominantly of volcanic glass rock fragments.


WD_4_8

SanmeimaPAG_3 SanmeimaPAG_3
Sherd PAG-3 from Sanmeima (Pagan). Slide WD_4_8 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.

Moderately sorted and mineralogically complex andesitic volcanic sand temper of fine to coarse size and probable fluvial origin.


References:

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