Optical Microscopy of Floor Tile (446500)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from floor tile (446500)
Object the sample was taken from: floor tile (446500)
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
cataclasite Rocks
quartzite Rocks
gneiss Rocks
sericite slate Rocks
limestone Rocks
iron oxide-hydroxide klasts Rocks
Grain type: fine grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:6
Microstructure: parallel
Porosity: 5%
Firing temperature: 800–900 °C