Color: Bangor
chert is translucent and banded, ranging in color from black to a dark bluish gray
or greenish.
Texture: Smooth fine grain
Luster: Satin like luster
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossiliferous
Patina: Patina is a light tan to light brown,
Heat Treatment: Not commonly heat
treated, but heat treatment causes reddish banding.
Knapping: Excellent flaking quality
Notes: Has overlapping characteristics
of Fort Payne Chert, Florence County variation, and is difficult to
distinguish.
Primary Source
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Named for Bangor, Blout County, Alabama. Bangor Chert is found as
nodules in the Bangor Limestone formation and forms in ridge and valley
regions of the lower Tennessee River valley of Tennessee, Georgia,
Alabama, and Mississippi.
Projectile point made from this material:
Pictures Provided By:
Greg Hopper
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