Cat Head Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Mar 1991
name: label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Collector
content: Gene Gryba
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-879 (Cat Head Chert): Not a collection from archaeological context. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, modern flint-knappers' work, some heat-treated specimens, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-879 (Cat Head Chert)
label: Notes
content: Cat Head Chert is also known as Red River or Selkirk. When heat-treated it becomes light gray to white, white gray with black or dark gray spots, pinkish, or swirling of colors. It has a smooth and glossy texture when heat-treated. Deposits include glacial pebbles and Lake Agassiz.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: n.d.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Manitoba, Canada; Lake Agassiz Beach Deposits, Manitoba
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Tailrace Bay sites near Grand Rapinos, Manitoba
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 49
place: label: Place
content: Swan Valley, Manitoba, 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: A598527-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone