Optical Microscopy of Small Sculpture (72380)
Analysis of: Sample 1 from small sculpture (72380)
Object the sample was taken from: small sculpture (72380)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Grain type: medium grain| Non-plastic inclusion | Type |
|---|---|
| alkali feldspar | Minerals |
| biotite | Minerals |
| garnet | Minerals |
| quartz | Minerals |
| muscovite | Minerals |
| plagioclase | Minerals |
| tourmaline | Minerals |
| crystalline slate | Rocks |
| quartzite | Rocks |
| metaquartzite | Rocks |
| muscovite gneiss | Rocks |
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:3
Microstructure: all directions
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 800–900 °C