Optical Microscopy of Floor Tile (352946; 30/2002-1191/58)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from floor tile (352946; 30/2002-1191/58)
Object the sample was taken from: floor tile (352946; 30/2002-1191/58)
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
vivianite Minerals
biomass Rocks
fossils Rocks
graphite slate Rocks
cataclasite Rocks
quartzite Rocks
metaquartzite Rocks
gneiss Rocks
sillimanite gneiss Rocks
Grain type: fine grain
Binder type: homogenous
Grog : Binder: 1:10
Microstructure: fluidal
Porosity: 4%
Firing temperature: 800–900 °C