Optical Microscopy of Stove Tile (K506,K556)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from stove tile (K506,K556)
Object the sample was taken from: stove tile (K506,K556)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Non-plastic inclusion Type
biotite Minerals
epidote Minerals
quartz Minerals
microcline Minerals
muscovite Minerals
plagioclase Minerals
slate Rocks
quartzite Rocks
metaquartzite Rocks
mylonite Rocks
gneiss Rocks
Chemical analysis:
Chemical/Sloučenina Value/Hodnota
SiO2 32.65%
Al2O3 2.32%
CaO 2.10%
CuO 2.95%
PbO2 59.98%

Grain type: fine grain
Binder type: homogenous
Grog : Binder: 1:3
Microstructure: fluidal
Porosity: 7%
Firing temperature: 900–1000 °C