Petrographic sample: Peqi'in 3116

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Peqi'in 3116

Peqi'in

Jar

Israel/Golan

Chalcolithic

Description

Ferruginous silty matrix with silt-sized quartz grains and basaltic derived minerals. The non-plastic components are badly sorted basalt fragments, showing porphyritic texture, with the phenocrysts usually dominated by olivine that is often completely replaced by iddingsite. 

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Jar
Peqi'in
Chalcolithic

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Petrographic Sample

Israel / Golan

basalt fragments

basaltic soil

Associated Kiln/Workshop

Associated Ware/Ware Family