Collector:

Don Simons  Search this

Donor Name:

Estate Of John D. Holland  Search this

Object Type:

Stone

Place:

Grape, Monroe County, Michigan, United States, North America

Accession Date:

29 Dec 2016

Collection Date:

23 Oct 1993

Notes:

L-295 (Stoney Creek Chert): Unkown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weatered specimens.

L-295 (Stoney Creek Chert)

Stoney Creek, also known as LaMoine River, is a Gray (N6 to N7) chert with dark brown (10YR6/1) streaks, and a coarse, medium to dull luster, opaque texture. It is deposited as nodules and lenses in tan dolomite bedrock, also as stream cobbles.

Geology remarks: Epoch- Silurian, Series- Upper Silurian, Form- Raisin River.

Location remarks: Stoney Creek, NE1/4 of SW1/4 Sec.9, T68,r9E, Monroe Co., Michigan.

Archaeology remarks: Only locally important in archaeological assemblages.

Record Last Modified:

22 Nov 2019

Specimen Count:

21

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Accession Number:

2071475

USNM Number:

A598586-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39f503e02-3cec-4304-b09b-a3cd43e96ec5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12616129