Color: Bourne
chert is predominantly brown to cream, red, or violet, but ranges from pink, yellow, brown, orange, and
light blue also occur. Commonly
chalcedonic with needle like inclusions
Texture: Fine crystalline grain
Luster: Waxy to vitreous
Translucency: Opaque to semi translucent
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina: Light yellow white
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Bourne chert is found from Hanover County to Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
Primary outcroppings occur in the Bourne Quarry, Hanover County,
Virginia and the Brunswick County Quarry.
Projectile point made from this material:
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