Fordyce Petrified Wood
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Fordyce
Petrified Wood has shades of white, tan, and brown with wood grain or
rings commonly present.
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
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Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Fordyce Petrified Wood occurs around Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this
source and artifacts from this source were found at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco
Canyon.