Vanport Silicified Shale
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Dec 2016
label: Collection Date
content: Feb 1992
name: label: Collector
content: Kenneth A. Burkert
label: Donor Name
content: Estate Of John D. Holland
notes: label: Notes
content: L-579 (Vanport Silicified Shale): Direct collection from bedrock. Provenience includes float/residuum. Collection from archaeological context. Collection includes raw material, outer surface, archaeological specimens, and naturally-weathered specimens.
label: Notes
content: L-579 (Vanport Silicifeid Shale)
label: Notes
content: Vanport Silicified Shale, also known as Jefferson County or Pennsylvania Silicified Shale, is a dark gray to black siliceous shale. When weathered it becomes chalky with a white rind. It has a smooth texture. Deposits include shaly, limestone layers.
label: Notes
content: Geology remarks: Epoch- Pennsylvanian, Group- Allegheny, Form- Vanport Limestone/Ferriferous Limestone
label: Notes
content: Location remarks: Knox Township, Jefferson County, PA.
label: Notes
content: Archaeology remarks: All cultural periods; Meadowcroft
label: Record Last Modified
content: 22 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 43
place: label: Place
content: Knox Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, 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: A599459-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Stone