Mistassini (AKA Albanel) Quartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 1990
name: label: Collector
content: Bill Fox
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-967 (Mistassini Quartzite): Collection includes raw material.
label: Notes
content: L-967 (Mistassini Quartzite)
label: Notes
content: Mistassini, also known as Colline Blanche or Albanel Chert, is a quartzite, chert or chalcedony. It is smoky, light gray, white, or has black streaks. It has a very fine, translucent texture.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Steep-sided outcrop 15 miles upstream on the east bank of the Temiscamie River, 400 yards inland from the river bank, less than a mile below the fourth rapids; Lake Albanel area, Quebec.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Prehistoric quarry site located on the east side of the Temiscamie River which flows west into Lake Albanel to Lake Mistassini westward via Rupert River into James Bay, Quebec, Canada.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 10
place: label: Place
content: Abanel District, Quebec, Canada, 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: A599533-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone