Name: Coarseware 11 | Code: C11 |
Distinguishing features: Colour |
Colour: Dark pinkish orange | Texture: Medium | Strength: Medium |
Hardness: Medium | Resistance: Medium | Fracture: Finely irregular, laminar |
Manufacture: Wheel | Firing temperature: Medium | Firing atmosphere: Oxidizing |
Surface treatment: Light red slip on exterior |
Clay matrix: Medium elutriated |
Inclusions: |
Type | Size mm. | Colour | Mineral % | Shape | Sorting | Note |
Crystals | <1 | Greyish brown transparent | Quartz? 20 | Angular | Poor | |
Particles | <0.5 | White | Lime 3 | Angular | Poor | |
Grit | <0.5 | Dark red-black | ? 3 | Angular | Poor | |
Platelets | <0.5 | Silvery | Mica <1 | Platelet | Poor |
Notes: Interior prone to spalling. |