Three Mile Chert
Wreford Chert
variation
AKA: Wreford Chert Type A, Fourmile Chert
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Three
Mile Chert is most commonly a yellowish brown.
Texture: Medium fine grain
Luster:
Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossiliferous
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Three Mile Chert is associated with the Threemile Limestone Member of
the Wreford Limestone Formation, Permian Group. Primary outcroppings occur in the
southern Flint Hills from Cowley County, Kansas and southward
Projectile point made from this material:
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