Color:  Tupelo Fort Payne Chert is light beige to light tan with light gray mottling and may have banding.  It has a creamy appearance.

Texture: fine grain

Luster: Dull to waxy

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina:

Heat Treatment:  Heat treatment increases the luster.

Knapping: 

Notes: Jefferson County Fort Payne Chert has overlapping characteristics of Tuscaloosa Chert, but Jefferson County Fort Payne Chert has a finer grain and a lighter mottled color.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Comments:

A variation of Fort Payne Chert, Tupelo Fort Payne Chert has primary outcroppings in the Tupelo region of northeastern Mississippi.  Similar material is found in the Yellow Creek area.