Arkansas Novaculite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Apr 1987
name: label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Collector
content: C. D. Cox
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-24 (Arkansas Novaculite): A direct collection from outcrop; Collection includes raw material and naturally weathered specimens
label: Notes
content: L-24 (Arkansas Novaculite)
label: Notes
content: Arkansas Novaculite, also known as Garland County, Indian Mountain, Magnet Cove, Razor Stone, Stillman's Mountain, is a fine to very fine novaculite. It is white, blue, black or rose when raw. When heat treated the colors vary considerably, ranging from white to orange. It turns brown when weathered. It has tabular deposits.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Devonian
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Magnet Cove, Gulpha Gorge, Indian Mountain, Hot Springs National Park and Stillman's Mountain, Garland County (All in Arkansas)
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Vast prehistoric quarry pits on top of Indian Mountain Gulpha Gorge, Hot Springs National Park, AR.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, 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: A598069-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone