Fleming Chert Breccia
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 28 Aug 1999
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Bisson
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: Remarks
label: Notes
content: L-1526 (Fleming Chert Breccia): Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: Fleming Chert, also known as Eagle Hill, is a dark gray with mottled black chert or chert breccia. It can also be light to dark gray, green, or beige in color. When weathered it becomes a dirty white with iron oxidation stains in some areas. It has calcite inclusions. It has a very fine to glossy texture.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Form- Flemming
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Sunny Lake, 25 miles north of Schefferville, Newfoundland, Quebec, Canada
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Caniapiscau sites, ca. 1000 B.P.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 6
place: label: Place
content: Schefferville, Sunny Lake, Quebec / Newfoundland, Canada, 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: A599583-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone