Name:

Świeciechów flint : 3D documentation

Type of object:

Geological sample

Location- administrative unit (present):

Świeciechów-Lasek, Kraśnik district, Lublin province

Topographic location:

Lublin Upland (close to the western border)

Hydrographic network:

Vistula (Central part of the Vistula basin)

Object type:

siliceous rocks ; flint

Characteristics of the object- technique:

non

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

Turonian

Characteristics of the object- colour:

10YR 6/2

Characteristics of the object- transparency:

0 - non - transparent

Characteristics of the object- fracture:

matt

Characteristics of the object- texture/facture:

in silica matrix whitish dots about 1 mm in diameter or darker spots of several mm in diameter. Sometimes bigger spots of irregular shapes

Characteristics of the object- luster:

matt

Characteristics of the object- cortex:

non

Characteristics of the object- transition:

non

Characteristics of the object- patina:

non

Characteristics of the object- colour of patine:

non

Characteristics of the object- width:

41 mm

Characteristics of the object- thickness:

14 mm

Characteristics of the object- length:

70 mm

Characteristics of the object- diameter:

70 mm

Characteristics of the object- weight:

41,9 g

Object description:

Świeciechów flint - Turonian raw material, grey, white speckled and spotted. Outcrops placed along the Vistula right-bank Lower Turonian deposits within the area of Antyklina Rachowa (region between Annopol, Świeciechów and Gościeradów). Flint is named after the main (possibly the only) exploration place - the mine in Świeciechów-Lasek, Kraśnik district. Raw material has been characterized by S. Krukowski, J. Samsonowicz, Z. Krzak and B. Balcer

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Werra, Dagmara H.

Accession number:

0155/FLI/PL

Chronology:

Turonian

Relation:

Atlas skał

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open