Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 01918) from Black Lion, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:477). Macro-ID - Rhyolite? Petrology - Fine light green soft acid /intermediate extrusive? Description - Sides - Left flattened towards blade and rounded towar
Axe | Rhyolite?
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 01918) from Black Lion, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:477). Macro-ID - Rhyolite? Petrology - Fine light green soft acid /intermediate extrusive? Description - Sides - Left flattened towards blade and round
Axe | Rhyolite?
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Photograph of face 1 of stone adze (ISAP 01920) from Bun, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:37). Macro-ID - Mudstone. Micro-ID - Mudstone U. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Pointed. Junctions of sides
Adze | Mudstone
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Photograph of face 2 of stone adze (ISAP 01920) from Bun, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:37). Macro-ID - Mudstone. Micro-ID - Mudstone U. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Pointed. Junctions of sides
Adze | Mudstone
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 02001) from Ballyportry South, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1261). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel sided shale. Description - Sides - Pointed. Junctions of sides
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the left side of stone axe (ISAP 02001) from Ballyportry South, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1261). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel sided shale. Description - Sides - Pointed. Junctions o
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 02001) from Ballyportry South, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1261). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel sided shale. Description - Sides - Pointed. Junctions
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 02001) from Ballyportry South, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1261). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel sided shale. Description - Sides - Pointed. Junctions of sides
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 01959) from Killaliss, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:1045). Macro-ID - Schist. Micro-ID - Schist I. Petrology - Green grey coarse grained gritty foliated schist. Of UM type but fat and well crafted. Descri
Axe | Schist
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 01959) from Killaliss, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:1045). Macro-ID - Schist. Micro-ID - Schist I. Petrology - Green grey coarse grained gritty foliated schist. Of UM type but fat and well crafted. Description -
Axe | Schist
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 01942) from Derryarmush, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:705). Macro-ID - Gabbro. Micro-ID - Gabbro II. Petrology - Coarse basic altered intrusive, 45% < 7mm orange anhedral x-feldspar, dark brown pyroxene. Descript
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 01959) from Killaliss, Co. Cavan, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:1045). Macro-ID - Schist. Micro-ID - Schist I. Petrology - Green grey coarse grained gritty foliated schist. Of UM type but fat and well crafted. Description -
Axe | Schist
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