Oil (AKA Tiger) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 5 Sep 1994
name: label: Collector
content: Steve Behrens
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1241 (Oil Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Not a collection from archaeological context. Unknown collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, modern flint-knappers' work, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1241 (Oil Chert)
label: Notes
content: (Information obtained from Tiger Chert Type Sheet) Tiger Chert, also known as Green River, Oil-Striped Chert, Green River, Laney, Cedar Maountain, and Oil Chert, is a silicified shale or flint that is black-gray-yellow banded, or brown banded. It has tiny bioform inclusions and a light gray patina when weathered. SEE ALSO: OIL-STRIPED CHERT
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: (Information obtained from Tiger Chert Type Sheet) Geology: Form-Bridger
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: (Information obtained from Tiger Chert Type Sheet) Pine Spring quarry high on the slope of Black Mountain, northeast of McKinnon, Wyoming, a few miles west of the Green River, Wyoming; Southern Green River Basin in southwest Wyoming.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: (Information obtained from Tiger Chert Type Sheet) Pine Spring site, quarry-workshop
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 6
place: label: Place
content: Wyoming, 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: A599854-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone