Optical Microscopy of Stove Tile (no id)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from stove tile (no id)
Object the sample was taken from: stove 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
muscovite Minerals
plagioclase Minerals
tourmaline Minerals
cataclasite Rocks
metaquartzite Rocks
gneiss Rocks
iron oxide-hydroxide klasts Rocks
Grain type: medium grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:2
Microstructure: parallel
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 800–900 °C