Penters Chert Breccia
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Penters
Chert Breccia has a primary color of white, gray, or brown with a
variable color of white, gray, red, or brown.
Texture: Course grain
Luster: Dull
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Few
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Penters Chert Breccia occurs on top of the Penters Formation.
Primary outcroppings occur near Cord, Independence County, Arkansas.
Seems to be restricted to that region.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Archaeological Context:
Penters Chert was a relatively unused material. It is rarely seen in
sites where the chert is available and not seen outside the source area.
Seen on the escarpment and the western lowlands.
