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Hunstrup

Material name: Danish chalk flint
Synonyms: "klar senonflint", glassy Nordic flint
Material (geologic): Uppermost Cretaceous (Upper Maastrichtian) flint

Macroscopic photo of Hunstrup flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007

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General characteristics

(In part adapted from Andersen & Sjørring 1997
 

Geographical setting: N/A
Material and colour: Typical nodules from section at Hunstrup
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003.
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Other information: N/A
Knapping notes: N/A
Archaeological description: N/A


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Kløv Kær
Locality: Kløv Kær near Hunstrup, Thy, Viborg Amt, Northern Jutland, Denmark
Synonyms: Danish national geologic locality 14c: Kjølby Gård (Andersen & Sjørring 1997); FlintSource sample 369.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 57° 02' 02.9" N
Long. 008° 48' 29.6" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

In cooperation with our technical partner I/O-graph, we offer a transformation-service for the coordinates of the sampled sites. Just click here to send a mail.

Co-ordinate precision: The coordinates point to the position from which the photo of the former cliff below was taken. The sample comes from the wider surroundings, the 'cliff' itself lies approx. 60 metres to the south-west.
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Former coastline at Kløv Kær
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003.
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  typical chalk-flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Piece of typical very fine chalk-flint.
size: 64 mm
Slightly cloudy flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Larger flake of Upper Cretaceous flint with isolated lighter elements.
size: 61 mm
  lighter variety
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Small piece of a slightly lighter variety.
length: 54 mm
grey translucent flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Flake of translucent grey flint from the surroundings of Kløv Kær.
length: 100 mm
Sample description: N/A
  glassy flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Very fine, nearly glassy flint with typical chalky cortex.
size: 55 mm
 


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Hunstrup
Locality: Hunstrup, Thy, Viborg Amt, Northern Jutland, Denmark
Synonyms: FlintSource sample 370.
Geographical description: WhereItIs
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 57° 02' 02.5" N
Long. 008° 48' 35.7" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)

In cooperation with our technical partner I/O-graph, we offer a transformation-service for the coordinates of the sampled sites. Just click here to send a mail.

Co-ordinate precision: Precision
Other topographical information: HowToGetThere
Additional information: Construction site in Hunstrup
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2003.
  WhatYouSeeAbove
Visitors information: PlacesToEatAndDrink
Sampling information: N/A
  Piece with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Piece of fine Cretaceous flint with typical cortex.
size: 42 mm
fine flint
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2007
 
Flake of very fine flint with some inclusion
note small fossil towards the left, probably a fish vertabra
length: 52 mm
Sample description: N/A

 

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December 14, 2007
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