Oldport Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 22 Apr 1995
name: label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-602 (Oldport Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Not a collection from archaeological context. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-602 (Oldport Chert)
label: Notes
content: Old Port Chert is also known as Corriganville, Eliberry, Herndon, Mahantango, New Creek, New Scotland, Penns Creek, Shriver, or Troxelvile. It is black or white light to dark gray. It becomes white or gray when weathered. It has a very fine to coarse texture. Deposits includes isolated nodules. Cherts are thin to medium bedded in the lower portion of the formation and as continuous beds in the middle portion. Also deposits in residuum.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Devonian, Series- Lower Devonian, Form- Old Port, Member- Ridgeley/Shriver/Mandata/Corriganville/Falling Springs(?)
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Well exposed along Route 225 one-quarter mile (0.4 km) south of Mandata, Northumberland Co., PA; Exposed along West Branch Mahantango Creek where the creek makes a sharp bend to the west from its north-northwest course 1.25 miles (2 km) west of Mahantango, Snyder & Juniata counties, PA; Where present chert occurs as float along the Susquehanna River and in Deer Valley; West Perry Township, Snyder Co., PA.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 7
place: label: Place
content: Howard Lake, Centre 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: A599403-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone