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
Non-plastic inclusion Type
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
Grain type: medium grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:6
Microstructure: all directions
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 900 °C