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87
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Society Hall Red
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
30.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.80
Munsell slip color
5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 7/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, dolomitizing, oxides, polyquartz, quartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Well
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Grog, oxides, diffusing calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Unknown
Rim diameter (cm)
32.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.82
Munsell slip color
10YR 7/6
Munsell paste color
10YR 7/3
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, quartz, oxides
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Distinct and diffusing calcite, oxides, amorphous concentration features
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Jar
Rim diameter (cm)
24.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.93
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 6/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, quartz, chert, oxides, polyquartz
Aplastic spacing
Close to single
Aplastic shape
Angular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Crystallitic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Distinct and diffusing calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
34.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
1.60
Munsell paste color
5YR 6/3
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, dolomite, oxides, quartz, micrite
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Angular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate to poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
None
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Distinct and diffusing calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Chicago Orange
Shape
Jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.60
Munsell paste color
5YR 5/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, mudstone, chert, polyquartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subround
Aplastic sorting
Well
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Diagonal
B-Fabric
Streams, rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Rounded and diffusing calcite, amorphous concentration features, oxides
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Shape
Jar
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.90
Munsell slip color
5YR 2.5/1; 2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
10YR 4/2
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, oxides, quartz, micrite
Aplastic spacing
Close to single
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Diagonal
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing calcite, oxides
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
16.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.96
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
5YR 4/3
Aplastic inclusions
Quartz, grog, calcite, oxides
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Round
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Distinct from b-fabric
Void pattern
None
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides, grog, amorphous concentration features, few rounded calcite
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Shape
Bowl
Rim diameter (cm)
46.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
1.60
Munsell slip color
2.5YR 5/8
Munsell paste color
10YR 6/4
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, dolomite, micrite, oxides, polyquartz, clay blobs
Aplastic spacing
Very close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
None
B-Fabric
Micritic
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Merging and distinct calcite, quartz
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Subzone(s)
a
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Joventud Red
Shape
Jar
Rim diameter (cm)
22.00
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.52
Munsell slip color
5YR 3/4
Munsell paste color
7.5YR 5/6
Aplastic inclusions
Grog, calcite, micrite
Aplastic spacing
Single
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Poor
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
Parallel
B-Fabric
Streams
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Oxides, diffusing calcite, little clay
Ceramic Petrography
Operation
1
Zone(s)
87
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Ceramic type
Sierra Red
Shape
Bowl
Maximum thickness (cm)
0.74
Munsell slip color
10R 5/8
Munsell paste color
5YR 5/6
Aplastic inclusions
Calcite, grog, quartz
Aplastic spacing
Close
Aplastic shape
Subangular
Aplastic sorting
Moderate
Aplastic boundaries
Merging with b-fabric
Void pattern
None
B-Fabric
Rounded calcite
Aplastics in B-Fabric (below 0.05 mm)
Diffusing, merging, and rounded calcite, oxides
Calcite (%)
.24
Grog (%)
.14
Quartz (%)
0
Micrite (%)
.02
Oxide (%)
0
Other (%)
0
Voids (%)
.56
Paste (%)
.04
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