Mount Rodgers Rhyolite
(metarhyolite)










Natural Form:



Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Rodgers Mountain rhyolite ranges in color from a dark white to gray and light pink to purple with banding being present.

Texture: Fine grain

Luster: Dull

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina: Chalky grayish white

Heat Treatment: 

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Mount Rodgers Rhyolite has primary sources in Grayson County, Virginia

 

Projectile point made from this material:



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Archaeological Context:
Usage of extends from the Early Archaic to Late Woodland period, but primary usage was during the Middle to Late Archaic period.