St. Louis Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 5 Jun 1988
name: label: Collector
content: Jack Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-256 (St Louis Chert): Not a direct collection from outcrop; Provenience includes samples collected from a Prehistoric quarry, collected from an archaeological context; Not an unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix, archaeological specimens, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-256 (St. Louis Chert)
label: Notes
content: St. Louis Chert, also known as Ball Chert, Estill, Estill County, St. Louis Green, Kentucky Blue or Wind Cave, is a green, black, or blue chert. When weathered it becomes tan or light gray. It has a smooth to glossy texture. Deposits include nodular.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Stage- Meramecian, Form- Newman, Member- St. Louis.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Near Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: All prehistoric cultural periods.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 19
place: label: Place
content: Christian County, Kentucky, 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: A598461-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone