Color:  Ferruginous Quartzite ranges in color from a brownish purple to a medium purple or a blood red.

Texture:  Course to fine grain

Luster:  Dull to satin

Translucency:  Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

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Knapping:  Flaking quality ranges from poor with the course grain to good with the fine grain.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution Comments:

Ferruginous Quartzite is associated with the Rose Hill Formation of the Virginia Ridge and Valley from Craig County to Highland County.  Primarily occurring as nodules in Allegheny and Bath county Virginia, but can be found from Craig County to Highland County and throughout the Upper James River valley.