Hardyston Quartzite
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 6 Feb 1997
name: label: Collector
content: Jeff Bursey
label: Collector
content: Jim Herbstritt
label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1356 (Hardyston Quartzite): Direct collection from outcrop. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material.
label: Notes
content: L-1356 (Hardystone Quartzite): Collected behind the Keise Boyer Place; East side of Borough-Topton Line.
label: Notes
content: Hardyston Quartzite is also known as Berks County, Durham, Eastern Pennsylvania Jasper, Hardyston, Hardyston Jasper, Macungie, Pennsylvania Jasper, Pennsylvania Sugar Quartzite, Robesonia Quartzite, or Vera Cruz. Its is a white (N9), pinkish gray (5YR 8/1), pale pink (5RP 8/2), light brown (5YR 6/4), pale yellowish orange (10YR 8/6), or very dark red (5R 2/6) to moderate red (5R 4/6) orthoquartzite. It has presolved orthoquartzite inclusions. It has well-rounded and weel-sorted quartz grains. Deposits include residuum.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Early Cambrian, Series- Lower Cambrian, Form- Hardyston
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Southeastern Pennsylvania
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Topton, Berks 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: A599379-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone