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Chellaston Alabaster

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Sample Details and Images

Sample: 67

Local Name:	Chellaston Alabaster
Quarry Name:	Unknown
Location:	Southampton Lithics collection. Derbyshire. Box 1, Tray 13.
Comments:	None Recorded

Macroscopic Images:

	Fresh Surface. Close up of surface detail
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Photomicrographs:

	Crossed Polars		Plane Polarised Light
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Physical Characteristics:

Fresh Primary Colour Secondary Colour Primary Munsell Code Secondary Munsell Code Surface Appearance Hardness Feel Grain Sorting Grain Size White None N 9.5/   Crystalline Soft Smooth Well Sorted Fine

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