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SOL-A-5

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometrypetrography
fabric type SOL-A-5
ware Transport Amphorae
supposed site of production Solunto / Solus
certainty of arguments archaeometric: certain, archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break colour light red, texture fine and compact, infrequent small to large inclusions: white, grey, pale red, mica, voids
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) light red 2.5 YR 6/8
texture of freshly broken surface smooth
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy, channel; void length: 0.04 (vughy), 0,08 (channel)-0.8 (vughy), 1.1 (channel)
inclusions 15%, length: <0.04-1.8, 1x 3.6, 1x5.2
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz very frequent, well rounded - rounded, subangular - angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, grey, white, <0.04-0.28
mica frequent, spherical, elongate, angular, white, dark, <0.04-0.12
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, elongate - subelongate, yellowish; white and red, <0.04-1.2
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, subelongate, yellowish; white and red, 0.04-0.28
reddish inclusions very frequent, well rounded - subrounded, very spherical - subspherical, very elongate - elongate, reddish brown, red, <0.04-0.8
black inclusions infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, elongate, very elongate, black, 0.04-0.4
foraminifera singular, well rounded, very spherical, white, 0.16-0.28
more inclusions2 frequent, subrounded, subangular - angular, pale red, brownish, 0.08-5.2
more inclusions3 singular, very elongate, red, 0.16-3.6
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