Color: Florence Chert Type B ranges in color from a
steel gray to a bluish gray with lighter colored splotches or darker
colored mottling.
Texture: Medium to fine grain
Luster:
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Large fusulinids
Patina: Tan to rusty brown
Heat Treatment: Heat treatment produces
colors of pink and darker mottling turning gray
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Florence Chert is associated with the Florence Limestone Member of the
Barnestone Formation, Permian Group. Primary outcroppings are
found throughout the Flint Hills.
Projectile point made from this material:
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