Eversole Chert
 Columbus Chert variation










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Eversole Chert is a light to dark gray colored chert, impure in nature

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Eversole Chert is associated with the Eversole Member of the Columbus Limestone Formation of Ohio.  Primary thinly deposited outcroppings are found on the lower Scioto River in Delaware and Franklin counties, Ohio and Eversole Run in Delaware County, Ohio.

 

Projectile point made from this material:



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Archaeological Context:

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