Stonehenge Chert
AKA: Stonehenge - Chepultepec Chert,
Larke Chert













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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Stonehenge Chert ranges from a dark gray to black.

Texture: 


Luster

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: 

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Stonehenge Chert is associated with the Stonehenge Limestone Formation of the Beekmantown Group occurring as nodules with primary exposure located near Stonehenge east of Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania as well as in Berkeley and Jefferson counties, West Virginia, Maryland, northern Virginia, and into New Jersey.  The Stonehenge Limestone Formation is the equivalent to the Chepultepec Limestone Formation of northern Virginia.  Many publications include the Larke Formation with the Stonehenge Formation; Stonehenge/Larke undivided.
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Archaeological Context:
Skidmore Island Chert is primarily used during the Paleo period possible due to the decreased ocean levels.