Collector:

Dr. Kennth B. Tankersley  Search this

Donor Name:

Estate Of John D. Holland  Search this

Object Type:

Stone

Place:

Putman County, Indiana, United States, North America

Accession Date:

29 Dec 2016

Collection Date:

17 May 1996

Notes:

L-1231 (Upper St. Louis Chert): Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.

L-1231 (Upper St. Louis Chert)

Upper St. Louis is a blue gray to tan chert with strong concentric banding. It has Bryzoan fossils near the cortex. It has a medium to glossy texture. Deposits include nodular to "ball" chert.

Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Series- Upper St. Louis, Group- Blue River, Form- St. Louis

Location remarks: Putnam, Owen, Monroe, Lawrence, Washington, Crawford, and Harrison counties, Indiana.

Archaeology remarks: n.d.

Record Last Modified:

22 Nov 2019

Specimen Count:

6

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

2071475

USNM Number:

A598388-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f5da780-ceb7-4339-8ef3-731bc4e8f221

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12615915