Van Horn Spotted Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Van
Horn Spotted Chert ranges from a brownish red to a grayish red, pale
orange, or grayish purple with spots or patches of white, or a white
with spots or patches of brownish red, grayish red, pale orange, or
grayish purple.
Texture: Medium to fine grain
Luster: Matte
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping: Produces an excellent
conchoidal fracture
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Van Horn Spotted Chert occurs as nodules erroding from the limestone
exposures on the mesa in the Van Horn Mountains south of Van Horn,
Culberson County, Texas. Formation not given.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this
source and artifacts from this source were found at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco
Canyon.
