Horse Creek Chert Tuscaloosa Chert variation
AKA: Pickwick Chert,
Lost Quarry Flint
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Horse
Creek Chert is banded with the band colors ranging from black to medium
gray (outer band), yellow tan to pale yellow (next band), pink to
reddish or brick red (center).
Texture: Medium grain
Luster: Dull
Translucency: Opaque
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Flaking quality ranges from poor to good.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Horse Creek Chert is associated with the Tuscaloosa Formation of
northern Alabama in the Pickwick Dam region and into Savannah Tennessee.
Projectile point made from this material:
Heat Treated
Pictures Provided By: Brittany McPhetridge
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