Steamboat Hot Springs Sinter












Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Steamboat Hot Springs Sinter is gray

Texture:


Luster:

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina:

Heat Treatment: 

Knapping:   Very difficult to knap until the material has been heat treated, then a very workable material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Steamboat Hot Springs Sinter occurs near Steamboat Hot Springs, Washoe County, Nevada.
Projectile point made from this material:



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Archaeological Context:

Native heat treatment ovens have been found in the area of the source material.