Color:
Citronelle Cobble Chert is a glacial drift chert found in river and
creek beds in Alabama and into Mississippi. The color has great
variation and can range form most commonly shades of brown and tan, but
may range to white to pink or black.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Waxy
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment: Heat treatment deepens
the color and may produce orangish color. It increases the luster.
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Citronelle Cobble Chert is associated with the Lafayette Gravel
Formation, Citronelle is primarily found in creek and river beds in
Mississippi and Louisiana. Reported in the Calcasieu Lake and
river region of Louisiana.
Projectile point made from this material:
Heat treatment
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