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Table 4 Thin-section petrographic results of the 11 coarse-paste Shijiahe-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

G3 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

SJH-07 ding

MS, MR, Qtz

0.5–3

10

FMR

 < 0.05

50

 < 1

Ill, Kao

40

SJH-09 ding

Qz, Fs

MS,

MR

 < 0.3

15

0.05–0.2

 < 1

Kao, FMR

85

SJH-10 ding

Fs

Gr, MS, MR, SAS

0.5–3.5

15

FMR

0.01–0.04

30

5

Kao

50

SJH-31 guan

Qz, Fs

MS, Gr, Qtz

0.1–2

20

FMR

0.01–0.05

25

 < 1

Ill

55

SJH-34 guan

Qz, Fs

MS, Gr, Qtz

0.5–4

25

5

Ill

70

SJH-36 guan

Qz, Fs

MS, Gr

 < 0.1

6

0.05–0.1

4

Ill, Kao

90

SJH-39 weng

MS

0.5–3

10

 < 1

Ill, FMR

90

SJH-44 gang

Qz, Fs

MS, Gr, Qtz

0.5–3

15

FMR

0.01–0.05

15

5

Ill

60

SJH-45 gang

Qz, Fs

MS, Gr, Qtz

0.2–3.5

20

FMR

0.01–0.05

15

5

Ill

60

SJH-48 gang

Qz, Fs

MS, Qtz

0.2–1

5

FMR

 < 0.05

50

 < 1

Kao

45

SJH-50 gang

Qz, Fs, Ms

MS, Gr, Qtz

0.2–3.5

45

2

Ill

43

  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