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BNAP-A-6

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type BNAP-A-6
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Bay of Naples
visual excamination of fresh break light reddish brown; granular; many large to medium-sized dark inclusions, few small to medium-sized white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 7.5YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 10%; void form: vughy; void length: 0.025-0.5
inclusions 25%, length: 0.025-1.25
sorting bimodal: poorly-sorted sand in well-sorted silt
 

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, 0.025-0.25
reddish inclusions frequent, subangular, subspherical, reddish brown, 0.025-0.375
black inclusions frequent, angular, subelongate, black, 0.05-1.25
more inclusions2 singular, angular, subelongate, light green, 0.025-0.125
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