Optical Microscopy of Stove Tile (50/15-1209/213, 214)


Analysis of: Sample 1 from stove tile (50/15-1209/213, 214)
Object the sample was taken from: stove tile (50/15-1209/213, 214)
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
slate Rocks
greywacke Rocks
quartzite Rocks
metaquartzite Rocks
sandstone Rocks
gneiss Rocks
ferrous sandstone Rocks
Grain type: medium grain
Binder type: heterogeneous
Grog : Binder: 1:3
Microstructure: all directions
Porosity: 6%
Firing temperature: 800–900 °C