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CAMP-A-5

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAMP-A-5
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Campania
certainty of arguments archaeological: not certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish brown, granular; numerous fine to medium-sized white particles, some medium-sized to very large dark brown inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR 6/6 - 7.5YR 6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.375
inclusions 20%, length: 0.025-0.875
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz frequent, subangular, subspherical, clear; gray, 0.025-0.625
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.125
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.5
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.25
reddish inclusions infrequent, subrounded, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.75
black inclusions frequent, very angular, elongate - subspherical, black, 0.025-0.875
more inclusions1 infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.25
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