Color:
Day Creek chert ranges from a mottled very light pale blue to a grayish blue or
a reddish blue. Tan and brown mottling or streaking may be
present.
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Waxy
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Day Creek chert is associated with the Day Creek dolomite of the Cloud
Chief formation of northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas.
Primary outcroppings are located in
Ellis, Harper, and Woods Counties,
Oklahoma and Clark county, Kansas.
Projectile point made from this material:
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