Wylie Mountain Agate
AKA: Van Horn Butterscotch Agate
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Wylie Mountain Agate ranges from a
mottled whitish tan to a light brown or dark yellowish brown or a
mottled whitish pink to a dusty red.
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Wylie Mountain Agate occurs in the Wylie Mountains southeast of Van
Horn, Culberson County, Texas
Projectile point made from this material:
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Similar Material:
Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this
source and artifacts from this source were found at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco
Canyon.
