Coeymans (AKA New Creek) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 2001
name: label: Collector
content: Brian Fritz
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1673 (Coeymans Chert): Provenience includes roadcut. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1673 (Coeymans Chert): New Creek is considered a facies of Coeymans by geologists. Coeymans Formation originates in Eastern NY state
label: Notes
content: Coeymans Chert is also known as Bedford, Bedford County, Helderberg, Lower Pentamerus, New Creek, Pentamerus, or Stormville. It is a homogeneous black chert (N2, N5). When weathered it develops a white cortex. It has a very fine texture. Deposits include nodules.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Devonian, Series- Lower Devonian, Group- Helderberg, Form- Coeymans
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: New York & Pennsylvania
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 6
place: label: Place
content: Hollidaysburg, 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: A599453-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone