Published: 2016-01-01

On The Chemical Composition of ‘Chocolate’ Flint from Central Poland

Richard E. Hughes , Dagmara H. Werra , Rafał Siuda

Abstract

The paper presents the initial results of energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometric analysis of ‘chocolate’ flint from outcrops located on the northeastern slopes of the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains in central Poland. EDXRF analysis shows that the composition of certain major and minor elements allow us to distinguish between and among some varieties of ‘chocolate’ flint. EDXRF analysis also was undertaken on other flints know from Poland (Jurassic-Cracow; Gray-white spotted; Striped Flint), providing a geochemical baseline for instrumental identification of these flints in archaeological sites.

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‘chocolate’ flint, EDXRF, central Poland, flint identification

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Hughes, R. E., Werra, D. H., & Siuda, R. (2016). On The Chemical Composition of ‘Chocolate’ Flint from Central Poland. Archaeologia Polona, 54, 99–114. Retrieved from https://journals.iaepan.pl/apolona/article/view/432

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