Like described above, there are several varieties of this type of flint, each with different colouring schemes. The darker, concentric material is mostly darkish brown with light brown bands. The main variety, however, is grey to brownish grey with white bands. Patination of originally banded pieces renders the darker, finer parts opaque, but without obliterating the internal structure. The fractures are, even with the oolithic variety, smooth and the platforms don't splinter or crush easily.
Edges are sharp, with some types slightly jagged, but can be, depending on the zonation, quite weak.
The oldest finds date to the Middle Paleolithic with an increased utilisation during the Upper Paleolithic. During the Neolithic this picture changes dramatically. After this time, well into the Bronze Age, exploitation of outcrops and mines is still intense, but again more confined. There seems to be no differentiation between the different varieties of banded flint in the literature. You follow this road in the direction of Lublin for about 8 kilometres.