Tahlequah (AKA Peoria) Chert
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: 2 Nov 1995
name: label: Collector
content: Jack Holland
label: Collector
content: D. Dickson
label: Collector
content: J. Bursey
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-1121 (Tahlequah Chert): Direct collection from outcrop. Not a collection from archaeological context. Known collection procedure. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-1121 (Tahlequah Chert)
label: Notes
content: Tahlequa Chert is also known as Peoria, Boone, Grand Falls, Keokuk, Reeds Spring, Sallisaw, Woodford, or Spanish Diggings. It is white (N9) to very light gray (N8) with minor splotches of olive gray (5Y 6/1). It becomes pink when heat-treated. When weathered it becomes white or gray. Spherulithic strings of fossil bryozoans occur as medium gray dots. It has a smooth texture. Deposits include tabular.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Mississippian, Stage- Meramecian, Form - Moorefield, Member- Tahlequa
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Peoria, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: Vast prehistoric quarry and workshop near town of Peoria, Ottawa County, Oklahoma; quarries also known as "Spanish Diggings"
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 17
place: label: Place
content: Peoria, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, 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: A599184-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone