Color: Alibates
Chert ranges in mottled or variegated with colors from most commonly reds, yellows, and
oranges in iron rich areas to blues and dark greens in manganese rich
areas. Burgundy and white variations are commonly called "bacon
strip" variety.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Waxy to glossy
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Alibates Chert is associated with the Quartermaster Formation.
Primary outcroppings are found throughout the Canadian River Valley of
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and into Colorado. This material had
been found in caches in Nebraska.
Projectile point made from this material:
Red Alibates
Blue Alibates
Pictures Provided By:
Chad Wigham
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