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Collector:
James Robertson  Search this
Donor Name:
Estate Of John D. Holland  Search this
Object Type:
Stone
Place:
Oceana County, Michigan, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 Dec 2016
Collection Date:
23 Feb 1994
Notes:
L-304 (Lambrix Chert): Unknown collection procedure.
L-304 (Lambrix Chert)
Lambrix is fossiliferous chert that varies in color, sandy yellow brown (10YR 6/4, 5/5) to pale brown (10YR 6/3) to yellow (10YR 7/5); brownish coloration grades into gray (6/1, 5/1) and light gray (10YR 7/1, 7/2) light gray mottled with veins of semi-translucent blue-gray chalcedony. It is smooth to grainy, glossy, and brittle in texture. When weathered is tan with iron oxide; has a sandy red cortex within thick layers or reddish sandstone.
Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Series- Lower Mississippian, Group- Traverse, Form- Port Huron glacial moraine resting on the Marshall formation.
Location remarks: Green Quarry, Sec. 26-35 T15 N, R 18W, Oceana County, Michigan; in a modern quarry adjacent to the Lambrix property. In glacial till beds in Oceana Co., MI, a component of the Port Huron glacial moraine.
Archaeology remarks: Late Woodland
Record Last Modified:
22 Nov 2019
Specimen Count:
5
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
2071475
USNM Number:
A598571-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303cdf43e-ae84-44bc-8a53-cc0abea63468
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12616112