Louisiana Lithic Material
Name |
Natural |
Non-heat treated points | Heat treated points | Color details | Primary found in: | Associated Formation / Member |
Andesite Generic Type |
North America | Varies | ||||
Argillite (Generic type) |
Light to dark green, but may range to various shades of gray | North America | Varies | |||
Carnelian (Generic Type) |
Translucent and varies in shades from reddish brown to reddish orange. | North America | Varies | |||
Catahoula Petrified Wood | 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 | 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 |
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 | Shades of light gray with spotting of light brown commonly present commonly giving a mottling appearance. | Northeastern Louisiana | Cockfield Formation, Clairborne Group | |||
Crystal Quartz | clear colorless stone similar to clear glass | Eastern North America | ||||
Hattiesburg Orthoquartzite | 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 | 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 | Northeastern Louisiana | Lafayette Gravel Formation | ||||
Novaculite (Generic Type) |
Range from white to light gray or black | Northwestern Louisiana | Varies | |||
Orthoquartzite (Generic Type) |
Ranges from white to tan, red green, brown, or black. | North America | Varies | |||
Palmwood AKA: Petrified Palmwood |
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 |
Vary in color based on the minerals present during the process | North America | Varies | |||
Quartz AKA: Vein Quartz |
Milky white with thin veins |
North America | Varies | |||
Quartzite (Generic Type) |
Varies from white to gray, or pink and tan in color | North America | Varies | |||
Rhyolite (Generic Type) |
Gray to grayish black, flow banding may be present alternating from light to darker gray | North America | Volcanic Activity | |||
Tuff AKA: Solidified Volcanic Ash |
Contains greater than 75 volcanic ash and ranges from white to tan, gray or pink. | North America | Volcanic activity | |||
Willis Chert | 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 |