Colchester Township, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 Dec 2016
Collection Date:
1998
Notes:
L-1492 (Colchester Jasper): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock, gravel deposits, and prehistoric quarry. Collection is/is not from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix, archaeological specimens, modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
L-1492 (Colchester Jasper):
Colchester, also known as Monkton, Parrot Hill, Vermont Jasper, or Colchester Jasperoid, is a jasperoid or quartzite. It is orange, red, or maroon. When weathered it becomes brown or black. It has a coarse to fine grain texture. Deposits include tabular and chunks.
Geology remarks: n.d.
Location remarks: LaMoine River, Franklin County, VT; Jasper Mine Road area, West Milton, Chittenden County, VT.
