Color:
Bethany Falls Chert ranges from light to dark gray.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Waxy
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Note: Outcroppings often occur in same
areas as Winterset Chert making identification of darker varieties of
Winterset Chert and Bethany Falls Chert difficult.
Primary Source
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Bethany Falls Chert is associated with the Swope Formation of
southeastern
Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and into Iowa and Nebraska.
Projectile point made from this material:
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