Optical Microscopy of Stove Tile (6394)
Analysis of: Sample 1 from stove tile (6394)
Object the sample was taken from: stove tile (6394)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Grain type: coarse grain| Non-plastic inclusion | Type |
|---|---|
| alkali feldspar | Minerals |
| amphibole | Minerals |
| biotite | Minerals |
| garnet | Minerals |
| quartz | Minerals |
| muscovite | Minerals |
| plagioclase | Minerals |
| titanite | Minerals |
| granitoid | Rocks |
| cataclasite | Rocks |
| quartzite | Rocks |
| metaquartzite | Rocks |
| mylonite | Rocks |
| sandstone | Rocks |
| sillimanite gneiss | Rocks |
| mica slate | Rocks |
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:1
Microstructure: fluidal
Porosity: 8%
Firing temperature: 1000–1100 °C