Mount Rodgers Rhyolite
(metarhyolite)
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Rodgers Mountain rhyolite ranges in color from a dark white to gray and
light pink to purple with banding being present.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Dull
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina: Chalky grayish white
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Mount
Rodgers Rhyolite has primary sources in Grayson County,
Virginia
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Archaeological Context:
Usage of extends from the Early Archaic to Late
Woodland period, but primary usage was during the Middle to Late Archaic
period.