Mt. Hamilton (AKA Indian River) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 18 Apr 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Douglas Frink
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1237 (Mt. Hamilton Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock and roadcut. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1237 (Mt. Hamilton Chert)
label: Notes
content: Mt. Hamilton, also known as Indian River, is a light green, brown, or red chert or cherty shale. When weathered it becomes light gray. It has a smooth, schisty, greasy texture. Deposits are bedded.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Ordovician, Series- Lower Ordovician, Form- Mount Hamilton
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Roadcut near North Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT; NY
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 5
place: label: Place
content: North Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, 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: A599730-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone