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HIM-C-1

HIM-C-1, M 111/6, 25x
HIM-C-1, M 111/6, 16x
HIM-C-1, M 111/6, 8x
fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type HIM-C-1
fabric previously published as HIM-REG-C-2
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Himera
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break yellowish brown, granular; numerous fine white inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 10YR6/4
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,04-0,3
inclusions 50%, length: 0,04-0,2
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz frequent, angular, spherical, clear, 0,09-0,15
mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,03
calciumcarbonate infrequent, rounded, spherical, orange, 0,06-0,5
carbonate pseudomorphoses riddled with, rounded, spherical, yellowish white, 0,03-0,15
black iron oxide concretions infrequent, rounded, spherical, brownish black, 0,03-0,15
red iron oxide concretions infrequent, rounded, spherical, reddish brown, 0,06-0,15
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