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Nordic Flint

Material name: Møns klint flint
Synonyms: Nordic flint, chalk flint
Material (geologic): Upper Cretaceous (maastichtian) flint

Detail of typical Nordic flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Surlyk 1980 and Gravesen 1993
 

Geographical setting: Famous white cliffs at Møns klint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Material and colour: Nodular flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
  Sheet or curtain of flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: Clear hardground and flint nodules
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Møns klint
Locality: Møns klint, Møn island, Denmark
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 400.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 54° 57' 25" N
Long. 012° 33' 05" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

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Co-ordinate precision: The coordinates given were taken at the Southern half of the major cliff, the store klint, where the layers are best exposed, but the flint comes from the general area South of the so called Dronnegestolen. As there are just a few places where you can make the descend safely, do not try and follow your GPS from the West to get to this spot.
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Glacially folded chalks at Møns klint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Typical Maastrichtian flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Typical dark "Nordic" flint.
size: 73 mm
split nodule
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Small split nodule of glassy flint
length: 64 mm
  Very fine dark flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Flake of extremely fine flint.
size: 54 mm
 
Sample description: N/A
  Light Upper Cretaceous flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Lighter Upper Cretaceous flint.
size: 56 mm
Cloudy flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Flake of somewhat atypical "cloudy" material.
length: 58 mm
  Dark flint with less silicified spots
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Dark flint with less silicified spots.
size: 73 mm
Dark, denser flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2004
 
Sample of grey, dense flint from Møns Klint.
length: 69 mm

 

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