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ION-ADR-A-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type ION-ADR-A-3
ware Transport Amphorae
visual excamination of fresh break pale yellow, granular; some large white and brown inclusions
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5YR8/3
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 5%; void form: vughy; void length: 0,04-0,08
inclusions 5%, length: 0,02-0,08
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions

quartz infrequent, very angular, spherical, clear; white, 0.12-0,8
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0.02
carbonate pseudomorphoses frequent, well rounded, spherical, orange, 0,04
reddish inclusions infrequent, very angular, spherical, yellowish red, 0,04-0,08
grey inclusions infrequent, very angular, subspherical, dark grey, 0,08-0,6
brown inclusions infrequent, very angular, spherical, rusty brown to dark brown, 0,04-0,24
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