Herndon Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 24 Sep 1994
name: label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-647 (Herndon Chert): Not a direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes float/residuum. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-647 (Herndon Chert)
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from New Scotland Chert Type Sheet ): New Scotland Chert is also known as Bedford County, Corriganville, Dauphin County White, Flatbrook, Herndon, Hollidaysburg Flint, Old Port or Huntingdon Cream. It is white, homogeneous black (N2-N2.5) or grayish to white. There is no change in color to a piece heated for 3 hours at 450 degrees. It has numerous inclusions (see Lavin 1983:167). It has a medium to fine grained texture. All specimens contain "sparkly" particles, clastic quartz grains.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from New Scotland Chert Type Sheet ): Geology: Epoch- Devonian, Series- Lower Devonian, Group- Helderberg, Form- Old Port, Member- New Scotland Limestone
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from New Scotland Chert Type Sheet ): Berkley, Grant, Hardy, Mineral, and Pendleton counties, WV; western Maryland (Ibid); roadside quarry on State Route 28 in North Fork Valley near Pendelton, Grant County Line; Rt. 209 & River Road, Middle Smithfield, PA
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from New Scotland Chert Type Sheet): n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 12
place: label: Place
content: Jackson Township, Northumberland 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: A599497-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone