Louisiana Lithic Material
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Non-heat treated points | Heat treated points | Color details | Primary found in: | Associated Formation / Member |
Andesite Generic Type |
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North America | Varies | ||
Argillite (Generic type) |
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Light to dark green, but may range to various shades of gray | North America | Varies | |
Carnelian (Generic Type) |
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Translucent and varies in shades from reddish brown to reddish orange. | North America | Varies | |
Catahoula Petrified Wood |
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Includes petrified elm, oak, hickory, and palm wood and contains shades of white, brown, cream, and tan with wood grain or rings present. | Southern Louisiana | Catahoula Formation | |
Catahoula Orthoquartzite |
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Range from white to gray, tan, black, green, or almost clear with black angular inclusions giving a "peppered" appearance. | East central Louisiana | Catahoula Formation | |
Citronelle Chert Lafayette Chert variation AKA: Calcasieu Chert |
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Great variation and can range form most commonly shades of brown and tan, but may range to white to pink or black. | Eastern Louisiana | Lafayette Gravel Formation |
Cockfield Orthoquartzite |
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Shades of light gray with spotting of light brown commonly present commonly giving a mottling appearance. | Northeastern Louisiana | Cockfield Formation, Clairborne Group | |
Crystal Quartz |
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clear colorless stone similar to clear glass | Eastern North America | ||
Hattiesburg Orthoquartzite |
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Gray opal cemented quarttztic siltstone or sandstone that may have shades of light brown or tan giving a mottled appearance. | Eastern Louisiana | Hattiesburg Formation | |
Lafayette Gravel Chert |
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Most commonly ranges from brown to tan, greyish tan, yellowish tan, or cream, less common white and black occur. | Eastern Louisiana | Lafayette Gravel Formation |
Lafayette Quartzite |
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Northeastern Louisiana | Lafayette Gravel Formation | ||
Novaculite (Generic Type) |
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Range from white to light gray or black | Northwestern Louisiana | Varies | |
Orthoquartzite (Generic Type) |
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Ranges from white to tan, red green, brown, or black. | North America | Varies | |
Palmwood AKA: Petrified Palmwood |
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Ranges from white to yellowish white or cream with specks or streaks of
brown to yellowish brown. |
Southern Louisiana | Catahoula Formation | |
Petrified Wood AKA: Agatized Wood, Opalized Wood |
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Vary in color based on the minerals present during the process | North America | Varies | |
Quartz AKA: Vein Quartz |
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Milky white with thin veins |
North America | Varies | |
Quartzite (Generic Type) |
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Varies from white to gray, or pink and tan in color | North America | Varies | |
Rhyolite (Generic Type) |
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Gray to grayish black, flow banding may be present alternating from light to darker gray | North America | Volcanic Activity | |
Tuff AKA: Solidified Volcanic Ash |
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Contains greater than 75 volcanic ash and ranges from white to tan, gray or pink. | North America | Volcanic activity | |
Willis Chert |
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Great variation of color, most commonly shades of brown and tan, but may range to white to pink or black. Petrified Wood also occurs. | Southwestern Louisiana | Willis Gravel Formation |