Color: Mitchell
Chert can range in color from white to dark brown with the most common
colors being from a light cream to yellow, light gray to blue, and pink
to violet.
Texture:
Ranges from a fine grain chert to a fine grained chalcedony.
Luster: Waxy to vitreous
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Mitchell chert is primarily found along the Falls Line and Inner Coastal
Plain of Virginia. Primary sources are in along the confluence of
the Nottoway River and the Hardwood Creek in Sussex County, Virginia.
Projectile point made from this material:
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