| fabric type |
ION-ADR-A-7
|
| ware |
Transport Amphorae |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
pink to reddish yellow, marbled; large red inclusions, smaller black inclusions, some fine white particles |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
mixed: 5YR7/4-5YR6 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
irregular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
5%; void form: channel; vughy; void length: 0,125-4 |
| inclusions |
10%, length: 0,025-1,2 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
frequent, subangular, spherical, white; clear, 0,05-0,25 |
|
mica |
very frequent, angular, spherical, white; dark, 0,025-0,25 |
|
calciumcarbonate |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, white, 0,125-0,5 |
|
carbonate pseudomorphoses |
infrequent, rounded, subspherical, white, 0,125-0,2 |
|
black iron oxide concretions |
frequent, subangular, spherical, brownish black, 0,05-0,4 |
|
red iron oxide concretions |
very frequent, subangular, spherical, reddish brown, 0,025-0,5 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, rounded, spherical, light red, 0,5-0,75 |
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