Photograph of the side of stone axe (ISAP 16992) from Banagher, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI KK:12239). Macro-ID - Porcellanite Petrology - Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides with edge present. Sides and butt merge. Edge - Smooth, appea
Axe | Porcellanite
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 16992) from Banagher, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI KK:12239). Macro-ID - Porcellanite Petrology - Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides with edge present. Sides and butt merge. Edge - Smooth, appears
Axe | Porcellanite
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 16992) from Banagher, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI KK:12239). Macro-ID - Porcellanite Petrology - Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides with edge present. Sides and butt merge. Edge - Smooth, appears
Axe | Porcellanite
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Photograph of the left side of stone axe (ISAP 08743) from Ardra, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6152). Macro-ID - Andesite? Petrology - Very fine green altered basic intermediate lava? Description - Sides - Rounded. Junctions of sides with edge clear o
Axe | Andesite?
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 08743) from Ardra, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6152). Macro-ID - Andesite? Petrology - Very fine green altered basic intermediate lava? Description - Sides - Rounded. Junctions of sides with edge clear on left
Axe | Andesite?
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 08743) from Ardra, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6152). Macro-ID - Andesite? Petrology - Very fine green altered basic intermediate lava? Description - Sides - Rounded. Junctions of sides with edge clear on left
Axe | Andesite?
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 12615) from Magherabane, Co. Offaly, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2048). Macro-ID - Gabbro Petrology - Anhedral grey < 7mmm foliated feldspar, looks like coarse densely streaked porcellanite. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Jun
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 12615) from Magherabane, Co. Offaly, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2048). Macro-ID - Gabbro Petrology - Anhedral grey < 7mmm foliated feldspar, looks like coarse densely streaked porcellanite. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions o
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 12615) from Magherabane, Co. Offaly, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2048). Macro-ID - Gabbro Petrology - Anhedral grey < 7mmm foliated feldspar, looks like coarse densely streaked porcellanite. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions o
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 04775) from Shannon Bridge, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:148). Macro-ID - Gabbro. Micro-ID - Gabbro II. Petrology - Altered coarse basic intrusive, 35% subhedral < 4mm x-plagioclase, dark x-pyroxene. Des
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 04775) from Shannon Bridge, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:148). Macro-ID - Gabbro. Micro-ID - Gabbro II. Petrology - Altered coarse basic intrusive, 35% subhedral < 4mm x-plagioclase, dark x-pyroxene. Description
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 04770) from Kilmalogue, Co. Offaly, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:233). Macro-ID - Porcellanite?. Micro-ID - Porcellanite II. Petrology - Grey, 30% < 5mm foliated weathered up rounded haematite porphs, coarse evenly
Axe | Porcellanite?
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