Flint River (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-1281 (Flint River Chert): Collection includes heat-treated specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1281 (Flint River Chert): map included; H/T 450 degrees F-8 hours; Chert: Caramel colored, high quality, chalky cortex.
label: Notes
content: Flint River Chert is also known as Allendale, Briar Creek, Brier Creek, Coastal Plains, Savannah Creek Agate, and Savannah River Agate. It is a light brown chert that may have white mixed through. It has a black cortex when weathered. When heat-treated, a dull reddish piece shows concentric nodule formation rings, rough and it could also become a glossy, shinny red. The texture is very fine. May have white quartz inclusions. SEE ALSO: BRIAR CREEK
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Arlington, Early County, Georgia.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, 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: A598194-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone