Fairfield County Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Not given
name: label: Collector
content: D. Casto
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-525 (Fairfield County Chert): May be a direct collection from outcrop. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix (?), and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-525 (Fairfield County Chert)
label: Notes
content: Fairfield County Chert is a light grayish blue chert. When weathered it develops a rusty orange cortex and looks like jasper. Texture varies from a gritty surface to a smooth feeling. Deposits include small chunks, some of which are water worn. No apparent outcrop, but possible residuum.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Along Little Rush Creek, 1/2 mile north of Rt. 37, just north of Bremen, Fairfield Co., Ohio
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Paleo and Archaic artifacts found of this material along Little Rush Creek according to D. Conrad; Don Paul site
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 20
place: label: Place
content: Fairfield County, Ohio, 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: A599081-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone