Kankakee Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Not given
name: label: Collector
content: Not Given
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-176 (Kankakee Chert): Unkown collection procedure; Not a collection from archaeological conetext; Collection includes raw matrial, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-176 (Kankakee Chert): Silurian
label: Notes
content: Kankakee Chert, also known as Blanding, Mooney Hallow, or Spring Branch A., is a white and light gray mottled chert. Iron oxide appears and it turns brown when weathered. It has fossiliferous inclusions and a fine to very fine texture.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Silurian
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Quarry site near Perry Farm site; Kankakee; Kankakee County, Illinois
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Jersey County, Illinois, 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: A598247-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone