Yusuf 002 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Petrographic sample: Yusuf 002

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Vessel Registration Number:

Shlomo_pending20

Site Name

al-Mina

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Country/Region

Turkey/Eastern Mediterranean

Period

Achaemenid Persian

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Description

Ophiolitic/marl dark, mily, ss-ds, 10% voids, silty

Thin Section Photos 1

Shlomo_pending20

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al-Mina

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Achaemenid Persian

Break Photos 0

Vessel Images 1

Shlomo_pending20

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al-Mina

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Achaemenid Persian

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Petrographic Sample

Suggested Clay Provenance

Al Mina region /

Inclusions

["OP: 5% 20-100 sr-r", " QZ: 4% 20-100 sa-a", " CC: 2% 50-500 sa-sr", " Several: chert 60-100 sa, mica 30-60 elong."]

Geological Formation

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Local Petrographic Group

near Al Mina, Syria RF1 [FW1(cp)]

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