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CAR-REG-C-3

fabric descriptionobject dataarchaeometry
fabric type CAR-REG-C-3
ware Coarse Wares
supposed site of production Carthage region
certainty of arguments archaeological: quite certain
visual excamination of fresh break pale yellow, granular; some fine white and yellowish red inclusions, mica
colour of freshly broken section (munsell) 2.5Y7/3
texture of freshly broken surface granular
hardness hard
porosity 7,5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-0,75
inclusions 10%, length: 0,02-0,5
sorting unsorted
 

Inclusions
quartz frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0,04-0,5
mica infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02
calciumcarbonate frequent, rounded, spherical - subelongate, white, 0,08-0,25
carbonate pseudomorphoses infrequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, white, 0,05-0,25
black inclusions infrequent, angular, spherical - subelongate, black, 0,05-0,12
brown inclusions frequent, rounded, spherical - subspherical, yellowish brown, white rim, 0,08-0,3
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