Color: Wassonville Chert ranges in color from a very
light gray to a medium gray with densely packed fossil fragments.
Texture:
Luster:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Oolites
Patina:
Heat Treatment: Heat treatment produces
shades of red and brown and increases the luster.
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Wassonville Chert is associated with the Wassonville Member, Hampton
Formation of Iowa. Primary outcroppings occur in Louisa, Des
Moines, and Washington Counties,
Iowa
Projectile point made from this material:
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