MINERALOGY OF А STONE TOOL FROM THE PALEOLITHIC STATION UZUN MERA VILLAGE MUSTAFINO BY THE SEM-EDS TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The paper presents the results obtained during the examinations of a stone tool from the site Uzun Mera using the SEM-EDS methods. The data obtained indicate that the stone tool is made of quartzite originating from the locality Strmos (Probistip) and that, as a consequence of the interaction with the soils in which the stone tool is, fluorite is formed in the pores of the tool and Fe- oxides and Fe-hydroxides are also formed on the surface of the tool.