AKA: Agatized Coral, Silicified Coral, Pinhead Coral, Starburst Coral

Color:  Fossilized Corral ranges from clear to white, grayish blue, brown, tan, or yellow.  Starburst patterns or banding may be present.

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Knapping:  Silicified Coral has poor flaking properties without heat treatment which greatly improves the flaking properties.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Comments:

Fossilized Coral is associated with the Oligocene and Miocene seas which covered Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.  Fossilized Corals occur in the Tampa Formation of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama.  Primary sources include the Withlacoochee River, Suwannee River, Tampa Bay and Ballast Point, Florida.