Monteagle Chert












Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Monteagle Chert is a medium gray color.

Texture:
Fine grain

Luster:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Bryozoan

Patina:

Heat Treatment: 

Knapping: 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Monteagle Chert is associated with the Monteagle Limestone formation of eastern Tennessee.  Primary outcroppings are located in Fentress Co, Tennessee.  Found throughout the upper Highland Rim of Tennessee and into kentucky.

 

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Archaeological Context:
Used heavily by the Late Archaic culture