Optical Microscopy of Floor Tile (409475)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from floor tile (409475)
Object the sample was taken from: floor tile (409475)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Non-plastic inclusion Type
alkali feldspar Minerals
amphibole Minerals
biotite Minerals
quartz Minerals
muscovite Minerals
plagioclase Minerals
biotite-muscovite slate Rocks
granitoid Rocks
cataclasite Rocks
metaquartzite Rocks
sandstone Rocks
gneiss Rocks
iron oxide-hydroxide klasts Rocks
Grain type: fine grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:10
Microstructure: all directions
Porosity: 3%
Firing temperature: 800–900 °C