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MALTA-A-2

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type MALTA-A-2
fabric previously published as Impasto 64
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Malta
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break colour grey and light red, texture middle fine and compact, numerous fine to large inclusions, white, red grey, voids
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) red 2.5 YR 5/6, core grey 7.5 YR 5/0
texture of freshly broken surface regular
hardness very hard
porosity 7.5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04-4.8
inclusions 20%, length: <0.04-1.2
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

mica frequent, angular, spherical, white, <0.04-0.04
calciumcarbonate very frequent, rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish, 0.04-1.48
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, rounded, very spherical - subspherical, white, 0.12-0.6
reddish inclusions frequent, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, reddish brown, <0.04-0.2
black inclusions riddled with, well rounded - rounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate, black, 0.04-0.24
foraminifera infrequent, very spherical - subspherical, white, yellowish, 0.12-0.36
more inclusions2 riddled with, well rounded - angular, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - very elongate, white, grey, yellowish, clear, 0.08-1.2
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