Battle Mountain Silicified Ash (AKA Tosiwhii)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 10 Mar 1990
name: label: Collector
content: Peter Ainsworth
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-374 (Battle Mountain Silicified Ash): Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and heat-treated specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-374 (Battle Mountain Silicified Ash)
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from Toshawihi Type Sheet) Toshawihi, also known as Toshawee, Tosiwhii, or Battle Mountain, is a opalite, white jasper, or silicified ash. It is white to purplish in color. It becomes white when heat-treated. It has a very smooth to vitreous (heat-treated) texture.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Toshawihi Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Toshawihi Type Sheet) Tosawihi, Nevada; Battle Mountain, NV; Lander Co., NV; Silver Cloud Mine, Lander Co., NV.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Toshawihi Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Nevada, 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: A598755-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone