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PAE-REG-C-4

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type PAE-REG-C-4
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Paestum region
visual excamination of fresh break reddish brown, irregular fracture, numerous fine to large white inclusions, mica.
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5YR 4/4 - 5/4
texture of freshly broken surface irregular
hardness hard
porosity 7.5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0.025-0.5
inclusions 20%, length: 0.025-0.75
sorting moderately sorted sand
 

Inclusions
quartz very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear; white, 0.1-0.75
mica very frequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.025-0.075
calciumcarbonate infrequent, well rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0.2-0.5
black inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, black, 0.05-0.3
brown inclusions singular, very angular, elongate, brown, glassy, 0.25
more inclusions1 singular, very angular, elongate, clear, 0.75
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