Lithic Type Specimen: SP-1 (Pettit Oolite, Blackgum Formation, Variety 1 Oolite)
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: SP-1 (Pettit Oolite, Blackgum Formation, Variety 1 Oolite): Cherokee Co. OK. only. Rare. On weathered examples the oolites are-medium gray and the intervening areas light gray to off white. On freshly knapped surfaces the oolites are dark gray to black and the areas between the oolites are medium to deep blue-gray (at 10X). In knapping the fracture goes through the center of oolites, but goes around the bottoms where the latter are close to the fracture plane. This gives a pocked and bumpy appearance at 20 X. Thin edges are translucent in some cases. This is a fair knapping material. Many fractures exist in material found by the writer and exposed material is brittle. Fracture planes often are iron stained.
label: Notes
content: Pettit. Very Rare!!
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Jun 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
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: A587235-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone