Name:

Plattenhornstein chert (Tabular chert of the Baiersdorf-type) : 2D documentation

Type of object:

Geological sample

Archaelogical site:

Baiersdorf (Bavaria)

Location- administrative unit (present):

Baiersdorf, Bavaria, Germany

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; chert

Characteristics of the object- technique:

non

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Upper Jura (Tithonian/Malm)

Characteristics of the object- colour:

10 YR 5/1 6/1 5/1

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

0 - non - transparent

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

matt

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

medium- and fine-grained; slight banding; medium sized lighter spots; sometimes visible very small inclusions

Characteristics of the object- luster:

matt

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

thin up to 3 mm thick; rough, porous

Characteristics of the object- transition:

clear transition, irregular under the cortex a light band in the color 10 YR 8/1

Characteristics of the object- patina:

non

Characteristics of the object- colour of patine:

non

Characteristics of the object- width:

32 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

24 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

71 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

91,1 g

Object description:

Marginal deposit; surface of a Neolithic mine; mine, site D 17 according to the catalogue of the Museum in Bochum (Weisgerber et al.. eds 1999)

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Lech, Jacek

Accession number:

0357/ROG/GR

Chronology:

Tithonian/Upper Jurassic

Relation:

Atlas skał

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open