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BNAP-A-7

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-A-7
ware Transport Amphorae
visual excamination of fresh break light reddish brown; granular; many fine to very large creamy white inclusions, some medium-sized to large darkparticles
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR7/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.5
inclusions 15%, length: 0.025-0.875
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz frequent, angular, spherical, gray, 0.025-0.375
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.25
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.375
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0.025-0.075
reddish inclusions frequent, subangular, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.5
black inclusions very frequent, very angular, subspherical, black, 0.025-0.875
more inclusions2 infrequent, very angular, subspherical, light green, 0.025-0.375
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