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Coarseware 11


Name: Coarseware 11 Code: C11
Distinguishing features: Colour
Colour: Dark pinkish orange Texture: Medium Strength: Medium
Hardness: Medium Resistance: Medium Fracture: Finely irregular, laminar
Manufacture: Wheel Firing temperature: Medium Firing atmosphere: Oxidizing
Surface treatment: Light red slip on exterior
Clay matrix: Medium elutriated
Inclusions:
Type Size mm. Colour Mineral % Shape Sorting Note
Crystals <1 Greyish brown transparent Quartz? 20 Angular Poor  
Particles <0.5 White Lime 3 Angular Poor  
Grit <0.5 Dark red-black ? 3 Angular Poor  
Platelets <0.5 Silvery Mica <1 Platelet Poor  
Notes: Interior prone to spalling.


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