Alaska Lithic Material
Name | Natural | Non-heat treated points | Heat treated points | Color details | Primary found in: | Associated Formation / Member |
Agattu Island Argillite |
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Ranges from a bluish green to green. | Alaska Peninsula | ||
Akmalik Chert AKA: EMF Chert, Jet Black Chert |
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Deep black color that lacks mottling or banding. Inclusions of fine pyrite is commonly present. | Northern Alaska | Lisburne Group |
Alapah Chert |
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Black weathering gray to dark gray. | Northern Alaska | Member 5 and 8 of the Alapah Formation of the Lisburne Group |
Akutan Obsidian |
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Smoky black | Alaska Peninsula | Akutan Volcanics | |
Alaska Peninsula Wood |
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Includes logs, stumps, branches, and fragments with colors of black, gray, and white. | Alaska Peninsula | ||
Amy Creek Chert |
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Ranges from a dark gray to black. | Westcentral Alaska | |
Anchor Point Wood |
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Occurs as logs, branches, root systems and stumps. | South central Alaska | Beluga or Sterling Formation | |
Andesite Generic Type |
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North America | Varies | ||
Aniakchak Volcano Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Meshik Formation | ||
Argillite (Generic type) |
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Light to dark green, but may range to various shades of gray. | North America | Varies | |
Basalt |
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Ranges from black to gray | Western North America | Volcanic | |
Batza Tena Obsidian AKA: Indian Mountain Obsidian |
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Black | Northwestern Alaska | ||
Cape Aliaksin Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Tolstoi Formation | ||
Carnelian Generic Type |
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Translucent and varies in shades from reddish brown to reddish orange. | North America | Varies | |
Chicaloon River Petrified Wood |
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South central Alaska | Volcanics | ||
Chuniksak Chert |
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Ranges from a dark gray to black | Alaska Peninsula | Chuniksak Formation |
Coleen River Petrified Wood |
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Northeastern Alaska | |||
Colville River Petrified Wood |
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North central Alaska | Chandalar Formation | ||
Coyote Lake Petrified Wood |
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South central Alaska | |||
Dacite Generic Type |
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Most commonly a light to dark gray or black | Western North America | Varies |
Eagle Creek Chert |
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Ranges from a light gray to black. | South central Alaska | Eagle Creek Formation of the Mankomen Group |
Echooka Chert |
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Ranges from a grayish green to black | Northeastern Alaska | Echooka Member of the Sadlerochit Formation |
Echooka Quartzite |
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Light gray | Northeastern Alaska | Echooka Member of the Sadlerochit Formation | |
Endicott Mountain Chert |
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Bright red, maroon, and turquoise green | Northwestern Alaska | Basalt formations | |
Ettrain Chert |
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Dark gray | East central Alaska | Ettrain Formation |
False Pass Obsidian |
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Ford Lake Chert |
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Grayish black | East central Alaska | Ford Lake Shale Member of the Imperial Formation |
Funnel Creek Chert |
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Dark gray | Southern Alaska | Funnel Creek Formation |
Harrison Bay Petrified Wood |
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Imnaitchiak Chert |
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Ranges in color from light to dark gray, but may range to a bluish or steel gray or greenish gray | North central Alaska | Imnaitchiak Chert Formation of the Etivluk Group | |
Kachamak Bay Petrified Wood |
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South central Alaska | Beluga Formation | ||
Kahiltna Argillite |
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Ranges from a dark gray to black. | Central Alaska | Kahiltna Flysch | |
Kahiltna Chert |
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Ranges from a dark gray to black radiolarian chert. | Central Alaska | Kahiltna Flysch |
Kamishak Chert |
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Blackish green and dark red in color | Alaska Peninsula | Kamishak Formation |
Karupa River Petrified Wood |
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Most commonly dark gray and black, but colors of white, light yellow, and brown also occur. | Northwestern Alaska | Tuktu Formation | |
Kejulik River Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Naknet Formation | ||
Kenai Peninsula Agate |
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Includes moss, plume, fortification, and banded thunder eggs. | South central Alaska | Beach deposits | |
Kigalik Canyon Petrified Wood |
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West central Alaska | |||
Kikolit River Petrified Wood |
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Northwestern Alaska | Corwin Formation | ||
Kuiu Agate |
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Deep blue color reaching the color of lapis lazuli shades | Southeastern Alaska | ||
Kuiu Island Petrified Wood AKA: Port Camden - Keku Strait Petrified Wood |
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Southeastern Alaska | |||
Kujulik Bay Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Meshik Formation | ||
Kuna Chert |
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Black | Northern Alaska | Kuna Formation of the Lisburne Group |
Lakloey Hill Petrified Wood |
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West central Alaska | |||
Lisburne Chert |
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Banded dark gray and black. | Northern Alaska | Lisburne Limestone Formation |
Livengood Chert |
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ranges from a light gray to a grayish black weathering a gray to green. reddish brown or red. | Northern Alaska | Livengood Formation |
McCallum Creek Petrified Wood |
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McCann Hill Chert |
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Ranges from a light gray to black. | East central Alaska | McCann Hill Formation |
Mount Edgecumbe Obsidian |
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Ranges from a dark gray to black. A glassy black dactite with reddish brown and flow banding also occurs. | Southeastern Alaska | Mount Edgecumbe Volcanics | |
Mount Michelson
Petrified Wood AKA: Katakturak River Petrified Wood |
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Northeastern Alaska | Sagaranirktok Formation | ||
Nanwaksjiak Obsidian |
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Southwestern Alaska | Nanwaksjik Volcanics | ||
Obsidian AKA: Volcanic Glass |
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Black to black with bands of dark reds (mahogany obsidian) or white flakes (snowflake obsidian) | Western North America | Volcanics | |
Okmok Obsidian |
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Black | Alaska Peninsula | Okmok Volvanics | |
Orthoquartzite (Generic type) |
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Varies | North America | Varies | |
Otuk Chert |
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Banded with colors ranging from a tan or light cream to light gray or black, small inclusions of spherules of recrystallized radiolaria | Northern Alaska | Otuk Formation of the Etivluk Group |
Pavlof Bay Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Tolstoi Formation | ||
Petrified Wood AKA: Agatized Wood, Opalized Wood |
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Vary in color based on the minerals present during the process | North America | Varies | |
Pevlik Volcano Petrified Wood |
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Southeastern Alaska | Chignik Formation | ||
Port Moller Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Milky River Formation | ||
Quartzite |
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Varies from white to gray, or pink and tan in color | North America | ||
Rampart Group Chert |
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Ranges from a medium gray to a greenish gray with veins of quartz commonly present. | East central Alaska | Rampart Group |
Rhyolite |
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Gray to grayish black, flow banding may be present alternating from light to darker gray | North America | Varies | |
Skolai Pass Obsidian |
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Stepovak Chert |
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Alaska Peninsula | Stepovak Series | |
Strelna Chert |
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Light gray | Southeastern Alaska | Strelna Formation | |
Suemez Island Obsidian AKA: Cape Felix Obsidian |
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Tahkandit Chert |
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Ranges from a light gray to light yellow or grayish brown with quartz vugs or darker gray blobs commonly present. | East central Alaska | Tahkandit Formation |
Tuff AKA: Solidified Volcanic Ash |
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Contains greater than 75 volcanic ash and ranges from white to tan, gray or pink. | North America | Volcanic activity | |
Ukolnoi Island Petrified Wood |
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Unga Island Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Unga Conglomerate Formation | ||
Veniaminof Volcano Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Meshik - Stepovak Formation | ||
Wahoo Chert |
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Black | Northeastern Alaska | Wahoo Formation of the Lisburne Group |
Wiki Peak Obsidian |
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Black | Southeastern Alaska | ||
Wolverine Quartzite |
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Ranges from a very light gray to white or tan weathering to a medium gray. | Central Alaska | Wolverine Quartzite Formation of the Kandik Group | |
Woodchopper Chert |
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Ranges from a dark green to black | West central Alaska | Woodchopper Volcanic Formation |
Wosrlesenski Island Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Unga Conglomerate Formation | ||
Wrangell Obsidian AKA: Wrangell Mountain Obsidian, Group A Obsidian |
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Black | Southeastern Alaska | ||
Yantarni Volcano Petrified Wood |
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Alaska Peninsula | Tolstoi Formation |