Steamboat Hot Springs Sinter
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Steamboat
Hot Springs Sinter is gray
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Very difficult to knap until the
material has been heat treated, then a very workable material.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Steamboat Hot Springs Sinter occurs near Steamboat Hot Springs,
Washoe County, Nevada.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Native heat treatment ovens have been found in
the area of the source material.
