Balmorrhea Agate
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Not given
name: label: Collector
content: Not Given
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-700 (Balmorrhea Agate): Direct collection from outcrop. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, naturally heat-treated speicmens, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-700 (Balmorrhea Agate)
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from Toyah Type Sheet) Toyah Silicified Palm wood, also known as Balmorrhea Agate, is a marbled gray and white. When weathered it becomes white with iron oxidation. It has wood fiber inclusions. Smooth to very smooth texture. Deposits include residuum.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Toyah Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Toyah Type Sheet) Agate fields surrounds the town of Toyah, Reeves Co., Texas.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Toyah Type Sheet) n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Balmorrhea, Reeves County, Texas, 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: A599685-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone