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Flint from the Calcaire de Beauce

Material name: Tertiary (Neogene) flint from the Calcaire de Beauce formation
Synonyms: Silex tertiaire, Opalite-silexite
Material (geologic): Neogene (Tertiary, Miocene) chert/flint

Detail of silexite
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Irrabaria 1995 and Alcaydé 1990
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Large block of tertiary silex
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Suèvres
Locality: Suèvres-Diziers, département Loir-et-Cher, France
Synonyms: Mining site F 71 according to the catalogue of the museum in Bochum, 3rd edition (Weisgerber et al. (eds.) 1999). FlintSource sample 280.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 47° 40' 55" N
Long. 001° 28' 06" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Potato field sprouting flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Flake with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Large flake with thick cortex
length: 95 mm
typical flake
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of typical material with white patches
width: 43 mm
  clouded opalite
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Lighter, cloudy opalite
size: 69 mm
typical flake
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
 
Piece of milky material from Suèvres
size: 55 mm
Sample description: N/A


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Mer
Locality: Mer-Les Landes, département Indre-et-Loire, France
Synonyms: Mining site F 70 according to the catalogue of the museum in Bochum, 3rd edition (Weisgerber et al. (eds.) 1999). FlintSource sample 281.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 47° 41' 27" N
Long. 001° 30' 03" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)
Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: View across sampling location towards Mer
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2002
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Piece of typical silexite
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Piece of typical silexite from Mer
size: 59 mm
Fragment of coarser material
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Fragment of coarser material
size: 75 mm
  White silexite
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Flake of white tertiary flint
length: 43 mm
Flake of banded tertiary flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2002
 
Large flake of dense, banded material with some cortex
size: 88 mm
Sample description: N/A

 

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