Name:

Speckled Senonian Flint : 2D documentation

Type of object:

Geological sample

Archaelogical site:

Hillerslev (Thisted, Northern Jutland)

Location- administrative unit (present):

Hillerslev,Thisted, Northern Jutland, Denmark

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; flint

Characteristics of the object- technique:

blade technique

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtiant)

Characteristics of the object- colour:

7.5 YR 4/0

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

1- slightly transparent by the edges

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

waxy/matt

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

homogenic; in silica matrix spots in light colour of gray 7.Y 6/0 are occasionally or in clusters; rare inclusions of chalk

Characteristics of the object- luster:

greasy/dull

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

up to 5 mm; smooth and rough and chalky

Characteristics of the object- transition:

clear transition, irregular

Characteristics of the object- patina:

non

Characteristics of the object- colour of patine:

non

Characteristics of the object- width:

41 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

10 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

102 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

54,7 g

Object description:

Primary from the chalk quarry; mining site DK 4 according to the catalogue of Museum in Bochum 3rd edition (Weisgerber et al.. Eds 1999)

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Hirsch, Klaus (gift)

Accession number:

0097/FLI/DK

Chronology:

Maastrichtian

Relation:

Atlas skał

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:180044

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