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Nonnhof

Material name: Chert
Synonyms: Jura-Hornstein, Hornstein
Material (geologic): Eluvial Jurassic (Malm) chert
Detail of Jurassic chert from Nonnhof
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001

Locality: Nonnhof, Amberg-Sulzbach District, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany
Synonyms: Mining site D 21, according to the catalogue of the museum in Bochum, 3rd edition (Weisgerber et al. (eds.) 1999).
Geographical co-ordinates: Lat. 49° 27' 34" N
Long. 011° 37' 23" E
(Mapdatum WGS 84)



click here for a detailed topografical map (44 KBytes).
Additional information: Bank of track with abundant flint
Foto: Rengert Elburg, 2000
  WhatYouSeeAbove
For a full-blown picture of this sample, click here (39 KBytes). Flake of chert from Nonnhof
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001 		Typical nodule with cortex
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001 		For a full-blown version of this picture, click here (66 KBytes).
Material and colour: N/A
For a full-blown picture of this sample, click here (41 KBytes). Secondary coloured chert from Nonnhof
Foto: Matthias Rummer, 2001
Archaeological description: N/A
 
Last modified on:
February 6, 2001		 Contents primarily by:
Rengert Elburg		 Comments to: