Dothan (AKA Coastal Plains) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 19 Jul 1994
name: label: Collector
content: C. D. Cox
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1279 (Dothan Chert): Collection includes heat-treated specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1279 (Dothan Chert): map included; H/T's beautifully at 450 degrees F. (600 degrees F too much).
label: Notes
content: Dothan Chert, also known as Coastal Plains, is a white chert with tiny oxidation spots. Heat-treated specimens are pink, rose, or brown. When weathered it becomes iron stained. It has inclusions of fossil fragments. It has grainy and raw texture. When heat-treated it becomes glossy. Deposits include fossiliferous limestone cortex.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Landfill, about 2 miles north of State Road 52 off the 231 Bypass east of Dothan, Houston Co., Alabama
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, 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: A598004-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone