Chickamauga Chert
(Ridge and Valley Chert)
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Chickamuga Chert ranges from a brownish black to a black in bedded
limestone, but ranges to a drab olive green in limestone boulders.
Texture:
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Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Chickamuga Chert is associated with the Chickamauga Limestone Formation
of Georgia primarily occurring as nodules and thin beds in Chickamauga
Creek near Kensington and in Rabbit Valley with limestone boulders
occurring in Lookout Plateau, Rabbit Valley, and Chickamauga Creek.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Rarely used due to difficulty accessing the
chert.
