Cohansey Quartzite










Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Cohansey quartzite has a base color of grayish white with mottled colors including yellow to brown, orange to red, or black

Texture: Course to medium grain

Luster: Dull to vitreous

Translucency:  Opaque to slightly translucent

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Heat Treatment: 

Knapping:  Good knapping qualities
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Cohansey Quartzite is associated with the Cohansey Formation of New Jersey.  It has primary outcroppings along Cohansey Creek in northwestern Cumberland County New Jersey and the west side of Molly Wheaton Run near Greenwich.  It was used throughout southwestern New Jersey, and may occasionally be found throughout the surrounding coastal plains.

 

Projectile point made from this material:



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Archaeological Context:
Cohansey Quartzite was widely used during the early to middle Archaic period and had a resurgence during the early to middle Woodland period.