Photograph of face 2 of stone adze (ISAP 11862) from Moorfield, Co. Tyrone, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2835). Macro-ID - Porcellanite Petrology - Grey, coarse - very coarse blotchy banded mottled. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides with edge damaged on left
Adze | Porcellanite
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Photograph of the left side of stone axe (ISAP 03934) from Co. Kildare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI R1920). Macro-ID - Porphyry. Micro-ID - Porphyry U. Petrology - Feldspar porphyry (euhedral-anhedral 5% - 1cm) in fine grained light green/beige acid/intermediate grou
Axe | Porphyry
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Photograph of the left side 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 pec
Axe | Basalt?
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Photograph of the left side of stone axe (ISAP 11847) from Moville, Co. Donegal, from the Ulster Museum (UM WM 2850). Macro-ID - Porcellanite. Micro-ID - Porcellanite Ib. Petrology - Grey, very coarse nodular streaked butt, fine mottled. Description - Sides - rounded, left slight
Axe | Porcellanite
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Photograph of the right side of stone adze/axe (ISAP 10078) from Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1913:163). Macro-ID - Schist. Micro-ID - Schist II. Petrology - Light grey very strongly foliated coarse phylitic schist, contains dark green 3mm by 1cm lenses. De
Adze/axe | Schist
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Photograph of the left side of stone axe (ISAP 04638) from Nobber, Co. Meath, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:403). Macro-ID - Tuff IPC?. Micro-ID - IPC Group VI Tuff. Petrology - Fine green banded tuff, Group VI, facetted large axe. Description - Sides - Narrow fac
Axe | Tuff IPC?
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 03934) from Co. Kildare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI R1920). Macro-ID - Porphyry. Micro-ID - Porphyry U. Petrology - Feldspar porphyry (euhedral-anhedral 5% - 1cm) in fine grained light green/beige acid/intermediate groundmass.
Axe | Porphyry
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 00010) from Armoy, Co. Antrim, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:277). Macro-ID - Gabbro. Micro-ID - Gabbro U. Petrology - Fine basic intrusive, 45% < 5mm intersertal plagioclase laths, dark grey pyroxene. Description - Sides -
Axe | Gabbro
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Photograph of face 1 of stone adze/axe (ISAP 10078) from Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1913:163). Macro-ID - Schist. Micro-ID - Schist II. Petrology - Light grey very strongly foliated coarse phylitic schist, contains dark green 3mm by 1cm lenses. Descriptio
Adze/axe | Schist
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 06216) from Feltrim, Co. Dublin, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI E610:441). Macro-ID - Dolerite. Micro-ID - Dolerite II. Petrology - Medium grained green dense crystalline hypabyssal? Description - Surviving portion of side
Axe | Dolerite
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 02074) from Culleen, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1935:870). Macro-ID - Shale*Mudstone. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained patinated shaley mudstone. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to remna
Axe | Shale*Mudstone
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Photograph of face 2 of stone adze/axe (ISAP 10078) from Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1913:163). Macro-ID - Schist. Micro-ID - Schist II. Petrology - Light grey very strongly foliated coarse phylitic schist, contains dark green 3mm by 1cm lenses. Descriptio
Adze/axe | Schist
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