Payson Chert
AKA: Adams County Flint
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Payson Chert is banded ranging in color from a tan to orange or red.
Texture:
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Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
High flaking quality
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Primary outcroppings in Adams, Hancock, and Pike counties Illinois and into Missouri
Projectile point made from this material:
Heat Treated
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