Bethany Falls B Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 1995
name: label: Collector
content: Toby Morrow
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1407 (Bethany Falls B Chert): Provenience includes 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-1407 (Bethany Falls B Chert)
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from Bethany Falls Type Sheet) Bethany Falls Chert, also known as Bethany Falls A or Bethany Falls B, is a chert that is various shades of light mottled gray. When weathered it becomes light brown with some oxidation. It has tiny calcite areas. It has a fine, opaque texture. Deposits include tabular and nodular in limestone.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Bethany Falls Type Sheet) Geology: Epoch- Pennsylvanian
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Bethany Falls Type Sheet) Route D roadcut about 0.5 miles south of routes 2 and D intersection, Cass County, Missouri; Chert exposure most abundant on the east side of Route D, 6"-8" above the base, 0.5 miles east of the Missouri-Kansas state line; Linn County, Kansas and Madison County, Iowa
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Bethany Falls Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 6
place: label: Place
content: Adair County, Iowa, 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: A598391-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone