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IG-C-2

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type IG-C-2
ware Coarse Wares
visual excamination of fresh break dark gray, core: reddish brown, granular; numerous fine, some large white inclusions, mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5YRN4, core: 5YR4/5
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 20%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,08-0,4
inclusions 25%, length: 0,12-1,4
sorting bimodal: well sorted sand in well sorted silt
 

Inclusions

mica very frequent
reddish inclusions frequent, rounded, subelongate, red, 0,2-0,4
foraminifera riddled with, rounded, spherical, white, 0,12-1,4
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