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Table 2 Semi-quantitative data on mineral phases detected by XRD analysis

From: Pottery production and trades in Tamil Nadu region: new insights from Alagankulam and Keeladi excavation sites

Sample ID

Typology

Petrographic Fabric

Birefringence

Quartz

Albite

Anorthite

Orthoclase

Amphibole

Pyroxene

Illite/Muscovite

Ilmenite

Titanite

A 15

RW (black)

AGM-1: silty and fine-grained matrix without tempers

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 16

Sigillata

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 17

GW

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 18

BW

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 19

RW (red)

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 20

RPW

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 22

NBPW

M-H

xxx

xx

    

xx

  

A 21

BRW

AGM -2: silty matrix and mafic granulite rock fragments (fine grained)

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

tr

tr

 

tr

tr

K 1

CRW

KLD-1: silty matrix and mafic granulite rock fragments (coarse grained)

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

x

x

x

tr

tr

K 4

CRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

x

x

x

tr

tr

K 5

CRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

x

x

x

tr

tr

K 6

CRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

x

x

x

tr

tr

K 12

CRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

x

x

x

tr

tr

K 3

BRW

KLD-2: silty matrix and mafic granulite rock fragments (fine grained)

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

tr

x

x

tr

tr

K 9

BRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

tr

x

x

tr

tr

K 13

BRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

tr

x

x

tr

tr

K 14

BRW

M-L

xxx

x

x

 

tr

x

x

tr

tr

K 2

RPW

KLD-3: silty homogenous matrix and granitoid rock fragments

M-H

xxx

x

x

   

xx

  

K 16

RPW

KLD-4: silty matrix and polycrystalline rock fragments (fine grained)

M-L

xxx

xx

x

x

x

x

xx

 

x

  1. (x) is related to the relative phase abundance; tr, traces; Birefringence: M-L, medium–low; M-H, medium–high