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Table 3 Thin-section petrographic results of the 13 coarse-paste Youziling-period sherds

From: Changes and continuity in pottery production and use at Wujiafentou in the core zone of Youziling and Shijiahe cultures in central China

F2 Samples

Inclusions

Pore

Clay matrix

Sand (> 0.0625 mm)

Slit (≤ 0.0625 mm)

P.S (mm)

Content (%)

Clay mineral

Content (%)

Types

P.S (mm)

Content (%)

Types

P.S (mm)

Content (%)

M

R

M

R

YZL-16 gang

Qz, Ms, Fs

SR, SAS, MS,Gr, Qzt

0.5–1.5

50

FMR

0.01–0.04

5

 < 0.1

 < 1

Ill

45

YZL-17 ding

Qz, Fs

MS

0.2–2.5

20

2

Ill, Kao

78

YZL-18 guan

Qz, Fs

MS

0.1–1

10

0.1–1

 < 1

Kao, FMR

90

YZL-19 kecaopen

Qz, Fs

Qzt, MS

0.5–3

20

FMR

0.01–0.05

30

5

Kao, FMR

45

YZL-20 ding

Qz, Fs

SAS, MS, Che

0.5–1.5

20

FMR

0.01–0.05

5

3

Ill

72

YZL-22 gang

MS

0.2–2

5

FMR

 < 0.05

50

 < 1

Ill, Kao

45

YZL-23 pen

MS

0.2–1

5

FMR

 < 0.05

50

2

ll, Kao

43

YZL-24 pen

MS

0.2–1

5

FMR

 < 0.05

50

 < 1

Ill, Kao

45

YZL-25 guan

Qz, Fs,

SR, MS

0.1–0.5

12

Qz

0.01–0.05

8

 < 1

Ill, Kao, FMR

80

YZL-27 gang

MS, Che

0.2–2

10

FMR

0.01–0.05

30

0.1–0.3

 < 1

Ill

60

YZL-28 ding

Qz, Fs

Qzt

0.1–2

20

Fs

 > 0.01

 < 1

0.2–1

 < 1

Kao

80

YZL-29 gang

Qz, Ms, Fs

Qzt, Gr, MS

0.5–4

16

FMR

 < 0.05

2

Ill

73

YZL-30 guan

Qz, Fs

MS, Gr

0.2–1

5

FMR

 < 0.05

30

5

Ill

60

  1. M: mineral; R: rock; FMR: felsic minerals or rocks; Qz: quartz; Ms: muscovite; Fs: feldspar; SAS: sandstone; SIS: siltstone; MS: mudstone; SR: siliceous rock; Gr: granite; Qzt: quartzite; Ill: illite; Kao: kaolinite; Che: chalcedony (beekite). P.S.: particle size