Stonehenge Chert
AKA: Stonehenge - Chepultepec Chert,
Larke Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Stonehenge
Chert ranges from a dark gray to black.
Texture:
Luster
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Stonehenge Chert is associated with the Stonehenge Limestone Formation
of the Beekmantown Group occurring as nodules with primary exposure
located near Stonehenge east of Chambersburg in Franklin County,
Pennsylvania as well as in Berkeley and Jefferson counties, West Virginia,
Maryland, northern Virginia, and into New Jersey. The Stonehenge
Limestone Formation is the equivalent to the Chepultepec Limestone
Formation of northern Virginia. Many publications include the
Larke Formation with the Stonehenge Formation; Stonehenge/Larke
undivided.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Archaeological Context:
Skidmore Island Chert is primarily used during
the Paleo period possible due to the decreased ocean levels.