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IG-CBM-1

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type IG-CBM-1
ware Ceramic Building Materials
visual excamination of fresh break light brown, irregular; numerous mid-sized to large dark brown and gray and white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness soft
porosity 7.5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,12-0,6
inclusions 6%, length: 0,04-2
sorting bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
 

Inclusions

quartz frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.24
white inclusions very frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.04-0,8
foraminifera frequent, shells, white, 2
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