Burlington, Missouri, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 Dec 2016
Collection Date:
Not given
Notes:
L-1041 (Burlington Chert): Not a collection from archaeological context. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material.
L-1041 (Burlington Chert)
Burlington Chert is also known as Avon, Bowling Green, Crescent, Crescent Hills, Crescent Quarry, Grimes Hill, High Ridge, Hinkson Creek, Noix Creek, Hominy Creek, Iowa Burlington, Kampsville, Marshall, Marshall Mediocrity, Republic, St. Augustine, or Whetstone Creek. It is red, blue, green, white, brown, gray, pink, purple, yellow, tan, tan with plain, mixed, mottled, or striped colors. It becomes white, light gray, red, or pink when heat-treated. It becomes white to brownish gray when weathered. I may have Grapolite fossil inclusions of the Dendroidea order. It has a calcareous, coarse to very fine grain, vitreous, chalcedony-like texture. Deposits include nodular and tabular. SEE ALSO: AVON CHERT
