Norwood Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 1990
name: label: Collector
content: J. D. Holland
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-305 (Norwood Chert): Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weatheres specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-305 (Norwood Chert)
label: Notes
content: Norwood, also known as Eastport, is a fine grained chert that is gray to light gray (7.5 YR, N5/0, N6/0, N7/0) with intermittent bands of darker and lighter colors. When weathered, the cortex becomes chalky.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Devonian, Series- Middle Devonian, Stage- Erian, Group- Traverse, Form- Whiskey
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Beach area north of Norwood, Charlevoix Co., Michigan. Outcrops as tabular veins in limestone along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Irondale River site (BeGp-1), Snowden Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 44
place: label: Place
content: Norwood, Charlevoix County, Michigan, 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: A598579-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone