Delaware County (AKA Newark) Jasper
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Feb 2001
name: label: Collector
content: James Herbstritt
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1661 (Delaware County Jasper): Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1661 (Delaware County Jasper): Delaware County Jasper is an AKA to locate the area where these two samples were found. Proper name using a geological whit is Newark Jasper. In Delaware, it is known as Iron Ore Hill Jasper. Chromite (Caromium Ore) crystals are macroscopically visible.
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from Newark Jasper Type Chert) Newark Jasper is also known as Iron Hill, Newark Flint, Cecil Black Flint, or Elkton.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Newark Jasper Type Chert) n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Newark Jasper Type Chert) West slope of Iron Hill, New Castle Co., DE; Red and Gray Hills and along the western side of Elk Creek, Cecil Co., MD.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Newark Jasper Type Chert) n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Delaware 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: A599433-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone