Lithic Type Specimen: MRS-26 (Mississippian Reed Springs, Variety 26)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 30 Aug 2012
label: Collection Date
content: 1970 to 1990
name: label: Collector
content: Don R. Dickson
label: Donor Name
content: Don R. Dickson
notes: label: Notes
content: MRS-26 (Mississippian Reed Springs, Variety 26): MRS Variety 26. Found in Cherokee Co. OK. Rare. To the unaided eye Variety 26 has a purplish to pinkish hue, but at 10X this resolves into irregular splotches of medium to deep blue mixed with a dark gray color. At 20X a porous surface is observed. In some cases these minute pores are filled with' a very fine orange or reddish pigment. Minute white linear fossils (not spicules) are often found in the finest textured chert. Tiny dark spots are noted near the margins. Larger pieces exhibit a medium blue core when broken. Brittle when excessively weathered and is often badly fractured. Translucent edges of thin flakes. Workability is probably good on fresh samples of the chert.
label: Notes
content: Reeds Spring
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Jun 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Cherokee Country, Missouri, 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: 2060436
label: USNM Number
content: A587190-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone