Optical Microscopy of Stove Tile (A/K 340)
Analysis of: Sample 1 from stove tile (A/K 340)
Object the sample was taken from: stove tile (A/K 340)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Grain type: medium grain| Non-plastic inclusion | Type |
|---|---|
| alkali feldspar | Minerals |
| amphibole | Minerals |
| biotite | Minerals |
| quartz | Minerals |
| aplite | Rocks |
| fossils | Rocks |
| cataclasite | Rocks |
| quartzite | Rocks |
| metaquartzite | Rocks |
| sandstone | Rocks |
| gneiss | Rocks |
| iron oxide-hydroxide klasts | Rocks |
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:3
Microstructure: fluidal
Porosity: 5%
Firing temperature: 900–1000 °C