West Franklin Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 2000
name: label: Collector
content: Mark Cantin
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1705 (West Franklin Chert): Provenience includes bedrock. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, surrounding matrix, some modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1705 (West Franklin Chert):
label: Notes
content: West Franklin Chert, also known as Summerville, is a light gray (N7) to light bluish gray (5B 7/1) chert. It can be mottled pale blue (5PB7) or light brown (10YR 6/2, 10YR 5/4), and streaks are occasionally present.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Pennsylvanian, Group- McLeansburg, Form- Shelburn, Member- West Franklin
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Chert quarry pits in SW Vanderburgh CO., IN; Posey and Gibson counties.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Quarry pits, Vg36
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Posey County, 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: A598387-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone