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Plumpton Red Lazonby Stone

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Sample Details and Images

Sample: 3

Local Name:	Plumpton Red Lazonby Stone
Quarry Name:	Unknown
Location:	Southampton Lithics Collection. Cumbria. Box 3, Tray 34.
Comments:	None Recorded

Macroscopic Images:

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

	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 Red / Brown None 2.5YR 5/4   Granular Hard Rough Well Sorted Medium Red / Brown None 2.5YR 5/4   Granular Hard Rough Well Sorted Medium Red / Brown None 2.5YR 5/4   Granular Hard Rough Well Sorted Medium

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