Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 04654) from Seymourstown Black Or White, Co. Meath, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1942:622). Macro-ID - Mudstone. Micro-ID - Mudstone U. Petrology - Grey/buff brown mudrock. Description - Both sides taper markedly from the butt a
Axe | Mudstone
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to remnant fl
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 00043) from Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1897:316). Macro-ID - Porcellanite. Micro-ID - Porcellanite Ia. Petrology - Very dark grey, mottled coarsely - microdiorite type. Description - Sides flatte
Axe | Porcellanite
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 04654) from Seymourstown Black Or White, Co. Meath, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1942:622). Macro-ID - Mudstone. Micro-ID - Mudstone U. Petrology - Grey/buff brown mudrock. Description - Both sides taper markedly from the butt a
Axe | Mudstone
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to re
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 00043) from Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1897:0316). Macro-ID - Porcellanite. Micro-ID - Porcellanite Ia. Petrology - Very dark grey, mottled coarsely - microdiorite type. Description - Sides flattened. Ju
Axe | Porcellanite
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 12096) from Glenhead, Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2583). Macro-ID - Gabbro Petrology - Coarse basic intrusive, sub-anhedral < 5mm 40 -60 feldspar -pyroxene. Description - Sides - Both broad rounded. Junctions of s
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 03401) from Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1955:110). Macro-ID - Gabbro. Micro-ID - Gabbro II. Petrology - Medium light grey, very blobby texture. Interconnected 15mm Feldspar/pyroxene. Description - Bla
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 00030) from Armoy, Co. Antrim, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2449). Macro-ID - Basalt? Petrology - Black coarse basic extrusive? Description - Sides - Left broad rounded. Right broad flattened. Small area of light pecking, b
Axe | Basalt?
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 12096) from Glenhead, Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2583). Macro-ID - Gabbro Petrology - Coarse basic intrusive, sub-anhedral < 5mm 40 -60 feldspar -pyroxene. Description - Sides - Both broad rounded. Junctions of s
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to remnant fl
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 10079) from Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1913:163G). Macro-ID - Porcellanite Petrology - Dark grey, 40% sub-euhedral 5mm haematite porphs, very coarse (> 1cm) nodular streaked, coarse mottled. Description - Sides
Axe | Porcellanite
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