Allens Creek (AKA Knobs) 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-1293 (Allens Creek Chert): Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1293 (Allens Creek Chert): Allens Creek Formation; H-T biege.
label: Notes
content: Allens Creek is also known as Allens Creek/Knob, Alum Creek, Harrodsburg, or Ramp Creek. It is light gray to tan to reddish brown, and slightly banded. It becomes more red and more glassy when weathered. It may have inclusions of Crinoids. It has a grainy and sometimes glassy texture. Deposits include Bioherm along Allens Creek, Monroe Co., IN. Lenses up 20mm.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Group- Borden, Member- Floyds Knob
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: "Type Site"- Allens Creek, Southeastern Monroe Co., In; Outcrops in Clark Floyd, Harrison, Lawrence, Orange, Washington Counties.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: n.d.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 3
place: label: Place
content: Indiana, 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: A598390-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone