Color:
Buffalo River Chert ranges in color from light to dark tans with
orangish, reddish and bluish hues.
May have gray or brownish swirls.
Texture:
Fine grain
Luster: Chalky to Waxy
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment: Heat treatment improves
the workability of the chert, brings out reddish colors and hues
including reddish circular bands and improves the luster.
Knapping:
Primary Source
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Buffalo River Chert is associated with the Fort Payne Formation.
It has primary sources are found in the lower Tennessee River basin of
Tennessee and into Alabama and Mississippi.
Projectile point made from this material:
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