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CAMP-A-4

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAMP-A-4
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Campania
visual excamination of fresh break pink, irregular, numerous medium-sized white particles, some inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR 7/4 - 5YR 6/6
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.75
inclusions 10%, length: 0.025-0.75
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz frequent, subangular, subspherical, clear; gray, 0.025-0.375
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.375
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.5
reddish inclusions infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.75
black inclusions frequent, very angular - angular, subspherical - elongate, black, 0.025-0.5
more inclusions1 infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.5
more inclusions2 singular, very angular, subspherical, light green, 0.025-0.375
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