Lithic Type Specimen: MC-1 (Mississippian Compton, Variety 1)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Aug 2012
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1990
name: label: Collector
content: Don R. Dickson
label: Donor Name
content: Don R. Dickson
notes: label: Notes
content: MC-1 (Mississippian Compton, Variety 1): Benton Co., AR. & McDonald Co., MO. This is a waxy deep to medium blue or blue-gray chert with many small white crinoid fragments and possibly some spicules interspersed throughout. Often this blue core is surrounded by a light tan field containing irregular reddish-brown, blue-gray or gray splotches and spots ... as well as abundant white crinoid detrius. Crystal filled or lined veins or vugs are sometimes found. Workability is fair to good. All Compton chert seems to be found in the flank beds of bioherms. In Arkansas this is the Compton member of the St. Joe, while in Missouri this is the Compton formation.
label: Notes
content: Compton. Found only in flank beds of bioherms.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Jun 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Benton County, Arkansas, 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: 2060436
label: USNM Number
content: A587132-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone