Color:
Etherington Chert is mottled with colors of primarily gray with shades
of brown, red, and purple. Quartz inclusions and micro fossils are
present.
Texture: Medium to fine grain
Luster: Dull to waxy
Translucency: Opaque to slightly translucent
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Etherington Chert is associated with the Etherington Formation of
Alberta and has primary outcroppings in the Livingston Range in
southern Alberta, This is a local material.
Projectile point made from this material:
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