Collier Chert











Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Collier Chert is black with small white veins of quartz occasionally present
Texture:

Luster:

Translucency

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Collier Chert is associated with the Collier Shale Formation of Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma.  Occurs in thin beds of highly fractured chert with primary exposures along Collier Creek, Montgomery County, Arkansas.
Projectile point made from this material:



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Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this source and artifacts from this source were found at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon.