Robesonia Quartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 21 Mar 1998
name: label: Collector
content: Jack Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1427 (Robesonia Quartzite): Not a collection from outcrop. Provenience includes prehistoric quarry. Collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material and archaeological specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1427 (Robesonia Quartzite):
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content: (Information obtained from Hardyston Quartzite Type Sheet) Hardyston Quartzite is also known as Berks County, Durham, Eastern Pennsylvania Jasper, Hardyston, Hardyston Jasper, Macungie, Pennsylvania Jasper, Pennsylvania Sugar Quartzite, Robesonia Quartzite, or Vera Cruz. Its is a white (N9), pinkish gray (5YR 8/1), pale pink (5RP 8/2), light brown (5YR 6/4), pale yellowish orange (10YR 8/6), or very dark red (5R 2/6) to moderate red (5R 4/6) orthoquartzite. It has presolved orthoquartzite inclusions. It has well-rounded and weel-sorted quartz grains. Deposits include residuum.
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content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Hardyston Quartzite Type Sheet) Geology: Epoch- Early Cambrian, Series- Lower Cambrian, Form- Hardyston
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content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Hardyston Quartzite Type Sheet) Southeastern Pennsylvania
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content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Hardyston Quartzite Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 30
place: label: Place
content: Robesonia Heidelberg Township, Berks 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: A599377-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone