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IG-C-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type IG-C-1
fabric previously published as GK 2
ware Coarse Wares
certainty of arguments archaeometric: not certain
visual excamination of fresh break reddish brown, irregular; many white and some gray inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 5YR5/4
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness hard
porosity 15%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,4
inclusions 25%, length: 0,08-0,6
sorting well sorted sand in different compositions
 

Inclusions

quartz riddled with, angular, subelongate, white; clear, 0.08-0,4
mica infrequent
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.2-0.6
reddish inclusions frequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0,2-1
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical, black
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