Sugarloaf Mountain Quartzite

Natural Form:

Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Sugarloaf Mountain Quartzite is white.

Texture: Course to medium grain

Luster

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina:

Heat Treatment:

Knapping:

Distribution:

Distribution Comments:
Sugarloaf Mountain Quartzite is associated with the Sugarloaf Mountain Quartzite Formation of Maryland. Primary exposures occur on Sugarloaf Mountain in Fredrick County Maryland and in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Projectile point made from this material:

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Archaeological Context:
Skidmore Island Chert is primarily used during the Paleo period possible due to the decreased ocean levels.