Clay Petrography Database

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Creation date
2003
Creator
Patricia A. McAnany
Data type
Clay petrography
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Copyright holder
Patricia A. McAnany
License
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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McAnany, Patricia A., 2004. Clay Petrography Database for K'axob: Ritual, Work, and Family in an Ancient Maya Village. Version 2. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. https://doi.org/10.25346/S6/WFBQZT

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001

Provenience
K'axob, north edge of large aguada
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Speckled
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded calcite
Other aplastics
Micrite
Additional aplastics
Shell
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001A

Provenience
K'axob, northern raised fields on edge of swamp
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing micrite
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Micrite
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002

Provenience
K'axob, edge of cane field, 10m from sample 1
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Round
B-Fabric
Crystallitic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Few inclusions, rounded calcite
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002A

Provenience
K'axob, large aguada in swamp north of 1A, edge of bank approx. 80m west of cane field
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled, mosaic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
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003

Provenience
K'axob, south edge of aguada
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Crystallitic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing calcite
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003A

Provenience
K'axob, causeway at edge of swamp
Soil suite
Xaibe Plain
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled, streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Calcite, quartz
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Gypsum
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004

Provenience
K'axob, small dried depression at edge of cane field, SW of B group and 25m from savanna
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled, streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides, quartz, calcite
Other aplastics
Amorphous concentration feature
Additional aplastics
Micrite
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004A

Provenience
K'axob, New River at river bend, edge of river
Soil suite
Corozal Saline Swamps
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled, mosaic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
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005

Provenience
K'axob, swamp along dirt road to San Estevan, south of road, 200-300m from cane field
Soil suite
Xaibe Plain
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subangular
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded calcite
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Micrite
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005A

Provenience
K'axob, 50m north of New River on edge of road in savannah
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Speckled, mosaic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Disintegrating calcite
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Gypsum
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006

Provenience
K'axob, at bend of New River
Soil suite
Xaibe Plain
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing calcite
Additional aplastics
Gypsum
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006A

Provenience
K'axob, large aguada west
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
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007

Provenience
K'axob, small dried aguada on edge of cane field, 500m west of river
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded calcite
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Shell
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007A

Provenience
Tibaat, edge of swamp, west of K'axob
Soil suite
Lazaro Plain
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Streams
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Gypsum
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008

Provenience
K'axob, small round aguada, east side
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Quartz, rounded calcite, streams
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008A

Provenience
K'axob, bedrock sample from Op 8, K'axob
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Poor
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded calcite
Additional aplastics
Shell
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009

Provenience
K'axob, causeway bridge
Soil suite
Xaibe Plain
Aplastic spacing
Close to single
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Gypsum
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009A

Provenience
Cuello, middle of field- 500 meters north of pyramid
Soil suite
Lazaro Plain
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Poor
B-Fabric
Speckled, mosaic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
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010

Provenience
Sample from cane road, west of main plaza group at Nohmul
Soil suite
Sibal Swamps
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Poor
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded calcite
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011

Provenience
Rio Hondo at Douglas, from marsh adjacent to river, 20m from water's edge
Soil suite
Hondo Swamp
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Other aplastics
Gypsum
Additional aplastics
Micrite
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013

Provenience
Rio Hondo at Santa Cruz, SE bank of river on western branch
Soil suite
Hondo Swamp
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Angular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Gypsum
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014

Provenience
Wet area 3.5 km from Northern highway, east side of road
Soil suite
San Felipe Plain
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
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015

Provenience
Old Northern Highway, 6.1km along highway heading east, north side of road, at Tiger Creek in small lagoon 20m from road
Soil suite
Lazaro Plain
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Speckled
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Polyquartz
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016

Provenience
Stream at edge of town of Santa Marta at Colha on old Northern Highway, from underneath uprooted tree, south side of creek
Soil suite
Estevez Plain
Aplastic spacing
More than double
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
B-Fabric
Speckled
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Amorphous concentration feature
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017

Provenience
Posthole on east side of Old Northern Highway beyond Santa Marta at Colha
Soil suite
Jobo Plain
Aplastic spacing
Single to double
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Well
B-Fabric
Speckled
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
No distinct minerals
Other aplastics
Mudstone
Additional aplastics
Micrite
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