Yankeetown Orthoquartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 17 May 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Kennth B. Tankersley
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1211 (Yankeetown Orthoquartzite): Collection includes raw material and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1211 (Yankeetown Orthoquartzite)
label: Notes
content: Yankeetown Orthoquartzite is a clear and semi translucent to light gray, light brown, yellow or red orthoquartzite/ It becomes brown when weathered. It has a grainy, ranging from coarse grained to rather fine grained texture. Deposits include weathered blocks of residuum in streams and gulleys.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Group- Chester, Form- Paoli Limestone, Member- Yankeetown Sandstone
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Western Monroe County and possibly in portions of northern Randolph County, Illinois.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Paleoindian assemblage from the Dugan Airfield site (MO-917) Monroe Co., IL
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Yankeetown, Kentucky, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2071475
label: USNM Number
content: A598493-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone