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Clay Petrography

Provenience

Western side of Northern Highway, 5 miles further towards Belize City

Soil suite

San Felipe Plain

Percentage of shrinkage before firing

.1

Percentage of shrinkage after firing

.1

Munsell color before firing

10YR 8/2

Munsell color after firing

7.5YR 6/6

Aplastic spacing

Close

Aplastic shape

Round

Aplastic sorting

Moderate

B-Fabric

Streams

Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)

No distinct minerals

Quartz (%)

Frequent

Oxides (%)

Few