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Clay Petrography

Provenience

Clay bank on west bank of New River, one half mile north of San Estevan,10cm above the water line, 10cm from bank

Soil suite

Corozal Saline Swamps

Percentage of shrinkage before firing

.066

Percentage of shrinkage after firing

.066

Munsell color before firing

7.5YR 4/0

Munsell color after firing

7.5YR 7/3

Aplastic spacing

Close

Aplastic shape

Round

Aplastic sorting

Well

B-Fabric

Streams

Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)

No distinct minerals

Other aplastics

Mudstone

Additional aplastics

Gypsum