Colchester Jasper
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 1998
name: label: Collector
content: Langdon Smith
label: Collector
content: Dan Long
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1492 (Colchester Jasper): Direct collection from outcrop. Provenience includes bedrock, gravel deposits, and prehistoric quarry. Collection is/is not from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix, archaeological specimens, modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1492 (Colchester Jasper):
label: Notes
content: Colchester, also known as Monkton, Parrot Hill, Vermont Jasper, or Colchester Jasperoid, is a jasperoid or quartzite. It is orange, red, or maroon. When weathered it becomes brown or black. It has a coarse to fine grain texture. Deposits include tabular and chunks.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: LaMoine River, Franklin County, VT; Jasper Mine Road area, West Milton, Chittenden County, VT.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 17
place: label: Place
content: Colchester Township, Chittenden 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: A599722-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone