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BNAP-C-9

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-C-9
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
visual excamination of fresh break light brown, core: gray, smooth; many fine to large dark inclusions, some large clear quartz particles
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/4, core: 7.5YRN6
texture of freshly broken surface smooth
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,04-0,75
inclusions 10%, length: 0,02-1
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0,08-1,2
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02-0,04
black iron oxide concretions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0,04-0,4
red iron oxide concretions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, rusty brown, 0,04-0,2
black inclusions infrequent, angular, subelongate, black; glassy, 0,2-0,5
grey inclusions infrequent, rounded, subelongate, grey, 0,2-0,4
white inclusions infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0,08-0,12
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