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Maisières-flint

Material name: Maisières-flint
Synonyms: N/A
Material (geologic): Residual Upper Cretaceous flint

Close-up of residual flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002

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General characteristics

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Banks of residual flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Carrières de silex
Locality: Maisières-Carrières de silex, Mons district, Hainaut, Belgium
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 316.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 50° 29' 47" N
Long. 003° 58' 10" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Extraction pits for flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Flake of typical flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of the typical fine-grained material
length: 83 mm
Piece with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Piece of flint with irregular, weathered cortex
size: 45 mm
  Dark variety
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Small piece of blackish, very fine material
size: 37 mm
Banded flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of slightly banded flint
size: 42 mm
Sample description: N/A

 

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