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Collector:
D. C. Waldorf  Search this
Donor Name:
Estate Of John D. Holland  Search this
Object Type:
Stone
Place:
Ohio, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 Dec 2016
Collection Date:
Not given
Notes:
L-527 (Flint Ridge Chert): Not a collection from archaeological context. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
L-527 (Flint Ridge Chert)
Flint Ridge, also known as Vanport, Flint Ridge Chalcedony, Nethers, Flint Ridge Flint, Ferriferous, or Ribbon Flint, is a chert or flint. It is pink, yellow, gold, orange, rose, red, peach, mauve, blue-gray, rust, brown, beige, ivory, cream, black, white, or green. When heat-treated it becomes reds, green, or blue. When weathered it becomes faded colors of the raw material. It has quartz crystals, chalcedony, and barite inclusions. It has a fine to very fine texture. Deposits are lenticular and nodular, in thick sheets, or breccia.
Geology remarks: Epoch- Pennsylvanian, Group- Allegheny, Form- Vanport Limestone/Allegheny, Member- Vanport
Location remarks: Flint Ridge, Muskingum and Licking counties, Ohio
Archaeology remarks: Used throughout all cultural periods; Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Late Prehistoric; Paleo Crossing site, Medina Co., OH; Lukens Cache, Robbins complex of Late Adena
Record Last Modified:
22 Nov 2019
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
2071475
USNM Number:
A599056-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/396ca23c1-3ddd-46c4-aa5f-2688a9822bd3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12616637