Optical Microscopy of Stove Tile (54/417)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from stove tile (54/417)
Object the sample was taken from: stove tile (54/417)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Non-plastic inclusion Type
alkali feldspar Minerals
biotite Minerals
quartz Minerals
muscovite Minerals
plagioclase Minerals
aplite Rocks
biomass Rocks
biotite-muscovite slate Rocks
slate Rocks
greywacke Rocks
mudstone Rocks
cataclasite Rocks
quartzite Rocks
metaquartzite Rocks
siltstone Rocks
iron oxide-hydroxide klasts Rocks
Grain type: medium grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:3
Microstructure: all directions
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 900–1000 °C