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Silex de Mont Sinaï

Material name: Silex de Mont Sinaï
Synonyms: Meulière de Brie
Material (geologic): Lower Oligocene silcrete/chert

Detail of meuliere
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Hilly & Haguenauer 1979) 
 

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

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Mont Sinaï
Locality: Mont Sinaï near Verzy, département Marne, Champagne-Ardenne region, France
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 288.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 49° 08' 43" N
Long. 004° 09' 25" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Large landslide at sampling location
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Flake of typical material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of typical "Meulière de Brie" from Mt. Sinaï
length: 50 mm 		Piece with some cavities
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Piece with some cavities
length: 71 mm
  Flake of transparent material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of homogenous, transparent material
size: 56 mm 		Light coloured flake
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Freshly struck light coloured flake
size: 59 mm
Sample description: N/A

 
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