Cienega Brown Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Cienega Brown Chert ranges from a
cream or tan to a yellowish or orangish brown.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Glossy
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
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Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Cienega Brown Chert primarily occurs along Cienega Creek southwest of
the Cienega Mountains in the panhandle of Big Bend Ranch State Park,
Presidio County. Lies in the limestone formation directly below
the basalt which has "heat treated" the chert in the limestone.
Identified by anthropologist / archaeologist, the proper formation
name was not given, .
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