Ettingen Chert

Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007

Sampled sites: Ettingen-Grundmatt

General characteristics

(In part adapted from Affolter 2002) 
 

Geographical setting:	N/A
Material and colour:	Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003.
	WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information:	N/A
Knapping notes:	N/A
Archaeological description:	N/A

Locality:	Ettingen-Grundmatt, Basel Land, Switzerland
Synonyms:	Ettingen/Grundmatt Steinbruch, M 56 (Affolter 2002); FlintSource sample 416.
Geographical description:	WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates:	Lat. 47° 28' 31.0" N Long. 007° 31' 59.2" E (Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision:	The coordinates were taken with the usual 12-channel GPS-receiver around the center of the quarry. As this hole is quite a large affair, the precision will be good enough, despite the restricted horizon, to get you to the place.
Other topographical information:	HowToGetThere
Additional information:	Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
	WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information:	PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information:	N/A

	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   Flake of Ettingen chert with less silicified area length: 51 mm	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   Another example of the typical banded chert size: 57 mm
	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   Piece of banded chert, typical for the Northern Jura size: 47 mm	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   Gray, less silicified and medium-grained chert size: 56 mm

	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   Piece of fine-grained gray, slightly streaked chert length: 49 mm	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   White, medium grained chert length: 46 mm
	Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007   Strange pinkish-greenish silification size: 58 mm