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Bulbjerg

Material name: Bryozoic flint
Synonyms: Bryozoic Danflint, Bryozoflint
Material (geologic): Lower Paleocene (Danian, Palaeogene, Tertiary) bryozoic chert/flint

Detail of bryozoic flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Andersen & Sjørring 1997
 

Geographical setting: View of Bulbjerg from the West
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003.
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Material and colour: N/A
Other information: Bryozoic bioherms with banked flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2003.
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Bulbjerg
Locality: Bulbjerg, Thy, Viborg/Nordjyllands Amt, Northern Jutland, Denmark
Synonyms: Danish national geologic locality 12. FlintSource sample 368.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 57° 09' 28.9" N
Long. 009° 01' 24.1" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

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Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Bank of bryozoic flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003.
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Glassy bryozoic flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Typical translucent bryotoic flint.
size: 53 mm
flint with chalky elements
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Low quality chert with numerous chalky inclusions
length: 41 mm
  two-toned chert
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Flake of fresh nodule with silicified cortex.
size: 54 mm
flint with chalky elements
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Flake from a beach-cobble of Bulbjerg-flint.
size: 42 mm
Sample description: N/A
  two-toned chert
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Slightly two-toned Danflint.
size: 50 mm
 

 

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December 13, 2007
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