Chickies Quartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 21 Mar 1998
name: label: Collector
content: Jack Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1426 (Chickies Quartzite): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1426 (Chickies Quartzite):
label: Notes
content: Chickies Quartzite is a white or light gray quartzite. When weathered it becomes dark gray and rusty (iron oxide). It has a coarse texture. Deposits include a vast ridge exposure cut through by the Susquehanna River at town of Chickies south of Marietta. Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Cambrian, Form- Chickies
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Outcrop along Route 441, Chickies County Park, East Donegal Township, Lancaster Co., PA
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Used prehistorically on a local basis.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 11
place: label: Place
content: Chickies, Lancaster 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: A599532-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone