Nealmont (AKA Rodman) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Oct 2003
name: label: Collector
content: Brian Fritz
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1751 (Nealmont Chert): Provenience includes bedrock and roadcut. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1751 (Nealmont Chert): Ordovician System; Rodman Formation; Nealmont Member; Black opaque chert.
label: Notes
content: Nealmont Chert, also known as Rodman, is a black chert. When weathered it becomes light brown or dull black. It has a sandy or gritty to glossy texture. Deposits are incorporated in limestone matrix.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Ordovician, Series- Middle Ordovician, Form- Nealmont, Member- Rodman
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Along Lower Creek Road, about 125 ft., south of Treaster Valley Road T471, Mifflin County, PA.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 8
place: label: Place
content: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, 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: A599485-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone