Optical Microscopy of Floor Tile (no id)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from floor tile (no id)
Object the sample was taken from: floor tile (no id)
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
plagioclase Minerals
aplite Rocks
biotite slate Rocks
mudstone Rocks
cataclasite Rocks
quartzite Rocks
ferrous sandstone Rocks
Grain type: medium grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Microstructure: fluidal
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 800 °C