Fort Ann Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 1989
name: label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1159 (Fort Ann Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1159 (Fort Ann Chert)
label: Notes
content: Fort Ann Chert is also known as Fort Ann Flint, Fort Edward, Great Meadows, Finch, Hoyt, Ticonderoga, Warner Hill, or Whitehall. It is a black chert. When weathered it becomes gray. It has a medium, smooth to glossy texture. Deposits include bedded and stringers in dolomite matrix.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Ordovician, Group- Beekmantown, Form- Fort Ann Dolomite
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Outcrop of Fort Ann chert on the west-facing hillside overlooking the Champlain Canal, Smiths Basin, Kingsbury Township, Washington County, New York; Site located on the former Bushlea Farm.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Prehistoric quarry-workshop at the Smith Basin location. Hammerstones and flake debitage scattered at the base of the hillside chert and dolomite exposure. No diagnostic artifacts.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kingsbury Township, Washington County, New York, 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: A598962-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone