Name: Coarseware 12 | Code: C12 |
Distinguishing features: Colour |
Colour: Bright pinkish orange | Texture: Smooth | Strength: Strong |
Hardness: Medium-high | Resistance: High | Fracture: Conchoidal |
Manufacture: Wheel | Firing temperature: High | Firing atmosphere: Oxidizing |
Surface treatment: Thick flesh pink slip on interior and exterior |
Clay matrix: Well elutriated |
Inclusions: |
Type | Size mm. | Colour | Mineral % | Shape | Sorting | Note |
Crystals | <0.5 | Greyish transparent | Quartz? 3 | Angular | Poor | |
Particles | <1 | White | Lime 5 | Sub-round | Poor | With reaction rims |
Particles | <1 | Dark red-black | Grog 10 | Sub-round | Poor | |
Platelets | <1 | Golden | Biotite mica 1 | Platelet | Poor |
Notes: |