Color:
Brierfeild Chert ranges from a medium
to dark blue gray in color characterized by chert with irregular
cavities.
Texture:
Luster:
Translucency:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Brierfield Chert is associated with the Brierfield Dolomite Formation.
Occurs as abundant chert at the basal portion of the formation with
primary exposures occurring in Cahaba Valley along Six-Mile Creek near
Brierfied, Bibb County, Alabama.
Projectile point made from this material:
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