Ridgeley Chert (Arenaceous)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 1988
name: label: Collector
content: Gary Fogelman
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-639 (Ridgeley Chert): Collection from archaeological context. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes outer surface and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-639 (Ridgeley Chert)
label: Notes
content: Ridgeley Chert, also known as Oriskany Chert, is a black chert. When weathered it becomes gray. It has fossil inclusions. It has a grainy texture with smooth, glassy areas. Deposits include tabular layers up to 5", sandy cortex.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Devonian, Series- Lower Devonian, Form- Oriskany Sandstone, Ridgeley Sandstone
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Outcrops in a ravine on the east side of Route 209 in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania; About a mile south of the town on Marshalls Creek, PA; Prehistoric quarry and workshop at the outcrop in the ravine near Marshalls Creek, PA - no diagnostic artifacts noted at the site.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Prehistoric quarry and workshop located at the outcrop in the ravine describes in location section. However, no diagnostic artifacts were noted at the site.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Palmerton, Lehigh 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: A599470-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone