Point Riche Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 22 Mar 1995 to Jul 1995
name: label: Collector
content: Paul Summerskill
label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-972 (Point Riche Chert): Provenience includes gravel deposits. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-972 (Point Riche Chert)
label: Notes
content: Point Riche Chert is a black chert. When weathered it has a gray rind or cortex. It has iron pyrite inclusions. It has a very smooth, glossy texture. Deposits are found in seashore pebbles.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Point Riche, Port au Choux, northwest coast of Newfoundland
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Port Au Choix, Newfoundland, 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: A598994-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone