Color:
Attalla Chert occurs as a conglomerate or breccia and is light to medium
gray. Primarily has small angular chert fragments in a siliceous
matrix.
Texture: Medium grain
Luster:
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Attalla Chert is associated with the Attalla Chert Conglomerate Member
of the Chickamauga Limestone Formation of north central Alabama.
Primary outcroppings occur around Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama and
into Georgia.
Projectile point made from this material:
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