Ajibik Quartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 5 Apr 1994
name: label: Collector
content: Pat Julig
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-291 (Ajibik Quartzite): Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-291 (Ajibik Quartzite)
label: Notes
content: Ajibik Quartzite, also known as Ajibic, is a white to dark gray quartzite, frequently iron stained pink to purple. Displays distinctive concentric stainings which are likely Liesegang rings.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Early Proterozoic, Group- Chocolay, Group- Ajibic Quartzite, overlies the older Mesnard Quartzite and Kona Dolomite near Negaunee.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Outcrops at several places along a 40 mile expanse in an east/west direction from Michigamme to Harvey, Marquette Co., Michigan.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Artifacts made of Ajibik Quartzite found at the Paquette Site located on the eastern end of Goose Lake approximately 8 miles southwest of the city of Marquette, Michigan and Lake Superior.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Marquette County, Michigan, 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: A598584-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone