Optical Microscopy of Floor Tile (LI 270)
Analysis of: Sample 1 from floor tile (LI 270)
Object the sample was taken from: floor tile (LI 270)
Instrument used: polarizing microscope BX51
Analysed by: Martin Hložek
Rock and mineral fragments
Grain type: medium grainNon-plastic inclusion | Type |
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alkali feldspar | Minerals |
biotite | Minerals |
quartz | Minerals |
muscovite | Minerals |
plagioclase | Minerals |
aplite | Rocks |
slate | Rocks |
granitoid | Rocks |
cataclasite | Rocks |
quartzite | Rocks |
metaquartzite | Rocks |
mylonite | Rocks |
sandstone | Rocks |
iron oxide-hydroxide klasts | Rocks |
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:6
Microstructure: all directions
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 900 °C