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Cheesewring Granite

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Sample: 16

Local Name:	Cheesewring Granite
Quarry Name:	Cheesewring Quarry, Bodmin Moor
Location:	Southampton Lithics collection. Devon Box 2, Tray 16 and Box 1, Tray 4
Comments:	None Recorded

Macroscopic Images:

	Fresh Surface. Large scale image		Fresh Surface. Close up of surface detail.
	Dressed/Tooled Surface. Close up of surface detail.		Polished Surface. Close up of surface detail.
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Photomicrographs:

	Crossed polars.		Plane Polarized Light.
	Crossed polars.		Plane Polarized Light.
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Physical Characteristics:

Fresh Dressed/Tooled Polished Primary Colour Secondary Colour Primary Munsell Code Secondary Munsell Code Surface Appearance Hardness Feel Grain Sorting Grain Size Silver / Grey White N6 N9 Crystalline Very Hard Rough Poorly sorted Coarse Silver / Grey White N6 N9 Crystalline Very Hard Smooth Poorly sorted Coarse Silver / Grey White N6 N9 Crystalline Very Hard Very Smooth Poorly sorted Coarse

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