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What We Found

Winterset A Chert

NSHS ID: 001MD13 State: Iowa County: Madison Lithic Type: Winterset A Chert Exposure: Road Cut Geology: Winterset Member, Dennis Formation, Kansas City ...

Bethany Falls A Chert

NSHS ID: 002MD13 State: Iowa County: Madison Lithic Type: Bethany Falls A Chert Geology: Bethany Falls Member, Swope Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian ...

Curzon A Chert

Modern Quarry   NSHS ID: 001ML13 State: Iowa County: Mills Lithic Type: Curzon A Chert Geology: Curzon Member, Topeka Formation, Shawnee Group, ...

Spring Branch B Chert

NSHS ID: 001MM13 State: Iowa County: Montgomery Lithic Type: Spring Branch B Chert Geology: Spring Branch Member, Lecompton Formation, Shawnee Group, ...

Spring Branch B Chert

Modern quarry   NSHS ID: 001MM13 State: Iowa County: Montgomery Lithic Type: Spring Branch B Chert Geology: Spring Branch Member, Lecompton ...

Warsaw Chalcedonic Chert

NSHS ID: 001SR13 State: Iowa County: Story Lithic Type: Warsaw Chalcedonic Chert Geology: Osagean Series, Mississippian System

Shakopee Chert

NSHS ID: 001WH13 State: Iowa County: Winneshiek Lithic Type: Shakopee Chert Geology: Shakopee Formation, Prairie du Chien Group, Ordovician System

Chouteau Chert

NSHS ID: 001CA11 State: Illinois County: Calhoun Lithic Type: Chouteau Chert Geology: Chouteau Formation, Kinderhookian Series, Mississippian System

Chadron Formation Chalcedony

NSHS ID: 001GO48 Site #: 48GO248 State: Wyoming County: Goshen Lithic Type: Chadron Formation Chalcedony More Specific Location: SE WYO near Nebraska ...

Hartville Chert

Collected in wash by S. Ahler.  "Most are old flakes with a few recent flakes" P.R. Geib   NSHS ID: 001NO48 State: Wyoming County: Niobrara Lithic ...

Hartville Chert

"Most flakes modern" P.R. Geib   NSHS ID: 001PT48 State: Wyoming County: Platte Lithic Type: Hartville Chert AKA: Hartville ...

Hartville Chert

Collected by S. Ahler 1996.  Contains projectile point made by P.R. Geib.  "All flakes modern" P.R. Geib   NSHS ID: 002PT48 State: Wyoming County: ...

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