St. Louis (AKA Blue Green) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 17 May 1996
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Kennth B. Tankersley
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1287 (St. Louis Chert): Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1287 (St. Louis Chert): St. Louis Formation; East central Tennessee; Normandy Reservoir.
label: Notes
content: St. Louis Chert, also known as Ball Chert, Estill, Estill County, St. Louis Green, Kentucky Blue or Wind Cave, is a green, black, or blue chert. When weathered it becomes tan or light gray. It has a smooth to glossy texture. Deposits include nodular.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Stage- Meramecian, Form- Newman, Member- St. Louis.
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Near Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: All prehistoric cultural periods.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Old Stone Fort, Coffee County, Tennessee, 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: A599601-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone