Quartzite
Natural Form:
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Quartzite varies from white to gray, or pink and tan in color
.
Texture:
Course grain
Luster:
Dull
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Typically not heat treated
Knapping:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Found throughout North America.
Projectile point made from this material:
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Similar Material:
Crystal Quartz
Orthoquartzite
Quartz
Commonly made projectile point from this material:
Erb Basal Notch
,
Hardaway Series
,
Halifax
,
LeCroy
,
Morrow Mountain
,
Palmer
Archaeological Context:
