Allentown Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 18 Jun 1999
name: label: Collector
content: James Herbstritt
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1523 (Allentown Chert): Provenience includes prehistoric quarry. Collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, archaeological specimens, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1523 (Allentown Chert):
label: Notes
content: Allentown Chert, also known as Conococheaque, Kittatiny, or Limeport, is a black chert. When weathered it becomes light gray. It has alternating lighter colored layers marking stomatolite traces. It has a smooth to glossy texture and is opaque. Deposits include road cut exposures, lag deposits, and residuum.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Cambrian, Series- Late Cambrian, Group- Conococheague, Form- Allentown, Member- Upper/Limeport
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Warrick Township, Orange County, NY; Sussex County, NJ; Richmond County, Berks County, PA
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Quarry-workshop, Berks Co, PA
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 6
place: label: Place
content: Rickmond Township, Berks 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: A599376-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone