Thunderbird Rhyolite
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Thunderbird Rhyolite ranges from a dark purplish gray or black with
brownish red inclusions to a reddish brown with dark purplish gray or
black inclusions.
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Thunderbird Rhyolite is associated with the Thunderbird Formation of
western Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Primary outcroppings
occur in the southwestern flanks of North and South Mountains of the
southern Franklin Mountains from Tom Mays Memorial Park to McKelligon
Canyon.
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Archaeological Context:
This material has been used as a lithic source
