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| 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. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics/ Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tpr1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid sand | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr2 ** | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| Saipan volcanic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr3 ** | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| Saipan hybrid quartz | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr4 ** | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | limeclast, felsitic, microlitic |
| Saipan quartz-rich | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr5 ** | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan dacitic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr6 ** | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| Marianas andesitic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| tpr13 ** | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric, felsitic |
| Saipan feldspar andesitic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Marianas |
| Slide | Fabric | Possible Origin | Cal. | Quartz | Feldspar | Pyroxene | Amphibole | Opaques | Olivine | Biotite | Muscovite | Epidote | Garnet/ Spinel | Ig./Met. Rocks | Sed. Rocks | Grog | Lithics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD_1_1 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_12 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_13 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_26 | tpr1 (Saipan hybrid sand) | Saipan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_18 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_16 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_20 | tpr2 (Saipan volcanic) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | vitric, microlitic, felsitic |
| WD_1_25 | tpr3 (Saipan hybrid) | Saipan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_1_23 | tpr3 (Saipan hybrid) | Saipan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_6_2 | tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) | Saipan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_6_7 | tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) | Saipan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_2_4 | tpr4 (Saipan quartz-rich) | Saipan | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | limeclast, felsitic, microlitic |
| WD_2_1 | tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | vitric |
| WD_2_3 | tpr5 (Saipan dacitic) | Saipan | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vitric, felsitic |
| WD_4_1 | tpr6 (Marianas andesitic) | Saipan | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, felsitic, vitric |
| WD_4_4 | tpr13 (Saipan feldspar andesitic) | Saipan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | microlitic, vitric, felsitic |
| WD_6_15 | tpr4 (Saipan quartz-rich) | Saipan | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | limeclast |
| WD_8_23 | tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) | Saipan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
| WD_8_25 | tpr7 (Saipan hybrid quartz) | Saipan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | felsitic |
Type A CQT. Mixed dacitic (quartz-bearing)-calcareous (>90%) hybrid temper sand, thick red ware.
Classified differently in 2 reports. Type A or B, andesitic aggregate sand temper likely from Saipan, fineware.
Type A CQT. Dacitic aggregate sand temper likely from Saipan, fineware.
Calcareous (>90%) hybrid temper sand. Lithic. May not have quartz.
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Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric, microlitic and some felsitic volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
Type B VST. Terrigenous andesitic (non-quartzose) volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Wholly non-calcareous, poorly sorted andesitic sand temper made up dominantly of vitric volcanic lithic fragments, feldspar is plagioclase. Coarseware.
TYPE C MVQT. Quartz-rich dacitic sand temper of Saipan origin intermingled with more abundant calcareous sand. Coarseware.
TYPE C MVQT. Mixed quartzose (dacitic)-calcareous hybrid temper sand. Thin red ware.
Quartz-calcite temper.
Quartz-calcite temper, dacitic and reef deitrius source. Pre latte red-ware lime-filled. Manually added.
Quartz-rich temper sands composed of the same grain types observed in quartz-rich soils and derivative sands of north-central Saipan. Pre-Latte sherd.
Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.
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Quartzose volcanic temper sand rich in grains of volcanic glass. Sabanan Fiang benchland east of the island crest in north-central Saipan. Latte sherd. Dacitic.
Quartz-poor volcanic sand temper of feldspathic composition and andesitic character. Latte. Clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene.
Andesitic volcanic sand temper. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.
Pre-Latte sherd. Quartz-rich quartzose sand temper.
Hybrid quartz grains and calcareous detritus.
Hybrid quartz grains and calcareous detritus.