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AncientArcher76:
Told u guys there are many lithic sources here in NY...this is a great reference for u rock hunters!!!
Enjoy!
Russ
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A C D F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W
State Varieties
Alabama: Bangor Chert, Buttahachie River Chert, Fort Payne Chert, Horse Creek Chert, Ocala Chert, St Louis Agate, Talahatta Chert, Talahatta Quartzite aka Snowflake, Tuscaloosa Chert
Alaska: Akmalik Chert, Denby Flint, Etiuluk Chert, Ford Lake Chert, Gallagher Flint, Hart River Chert, Imnaitchiak Chert, Kuna Chert, Lisburne Chert, Livengood Chert, McCann Hill Chert, Otuk Chert, Tahkandi Chert
Arizona: Chuska Chert, Chuska Mountain Chert, Goldfield Jasper, Jack Creek Quartzite, Narbona Pass Chert, Washington Pass Carnelian, Washington Pass Chert, Yellow Banded Jasper, Zebra Chert, Zuni Spotted Chert
Arkansas: Barren Fork Chert, Big Fork Chert, Blalock Sandstone, Boone Chert, Cotter, Crowley’s Ridge Gravels, Fernvale Chert, Hale Chert, Jefferson City Chert, Johns Valley Shale, Kiamichi Chert, Kiamichi Shale, Novaculite, Olitio Quartzite, Ouchita Chert, Penters Chert, Pierson Chert, Pinters Conglomerate, Pitkin Chert, Polk Creek Chert, Reed’s Spring Chert
California: Bees Wax Chert, Bridge River Chert, Calico Hills Chert, Chuska Chert, Chuska Mountain Chert, Elmono Chert, Franciscan Chert, McKittrick Chert, Mohave Desert Chert, Monteray Chert, Piner Chert, Ribbon Chert, Sepulvida Chert, Stirling Quartzite, Weverton Quartzite
Colorado: Brushy Basin Chert, Burrow Canyon Chert, Cay Creek Chert, Cortez Silicified Sediment, Cripple Creek Chert, Kremmling Chert, Kroenke Grandiorite, Ortho Quartzite, Petty Agate, Ptarmigan Chert, Silicified Volcanic Ash, Troublesome Chert, Trout Creek Jasper
Connecticut: Blue Hills Felsite, Brain Tree Slate, Fort Ann Chert, Gettysburg Rhyolite, Hingham Felsite, Hornfels, Marblehead Felsite, Mattapan Felsite, Mayfield Chert, Mount Independence Chert, Pine Tree Brook Felsite, Wakefield Felsite
Delaware: Iron Hill Jasper
Florida: Bay Bottom Chert, Coastal Plains Chert, Coral, Hillsborough Chert, Suwannee River Chert, Wacissa Chert, Williston Chert
Georgia: Armuchee Chert aka Horse Leg Creek, Brier Creek Chert, Conasauga Chert, Flint River Chert, Frog Mountain Chert, Little Chicamunga Chert, Newala Chert, Summerville Chert
Hawaii:
Idaho: Allenby Chert, Rex Chert
Illinois: Anna Chert, Avon Chert, Bailey Chert, Baylis Chert, Bryantsville Chert aka Burton, Cave In Rock Chert, Chouteau Chert, Clear Creek Chert, Cobden Chert, Coffee Creek Chert, Degonia Chert, Dongola Chert, Eagle Point Chert, Eastport Chert, Elco Chert, Ellison Chert, Elwood Chert, Everett Chert, Excello Chert, Fall Creek Chert, Fern Glen Chert, Grassy Knob Chert, Grime Hills Chert, Grover Chert, Hartline Chert, Illinois Agate, Joliet Chert, Kankakee Chert, Kincaid Chert, Lamoine Chert, LaSalle Chert, Lead Creek Chert, Lost River Chert, Mill Creek Chert, Mounds Gravel Chert, Old Blue Chert, Oolitic Chert, Perth Chert, Platteville Galina, Prairie Du Chien Chert, Racine Chert, Salem Chert, Silurian Chert, Sky Hill Chert, Upper St Louis Chert Utica Jewelstone, West Franklin Chert, Wyandotte Chert
Indiana: Attica Chert, Bloomville Chert, Brown County Chert, Cannon Ball Blue Chert, Cataract Sandstone, Derby Chert, Ditney Chert, Ferdinand Chert, Four Mile Creek Chert, Harrison County Chert, Harrodsburg Chert, Holland Chert, Indian Creek Chert, Indiana Green Chert, Jeffersonville Chert, Kenneth Chert, Laurel Chert, Lieber Chert, Liston Creek Chert, Moline Chert, Perkins Chert, Phase Chert, Pipe Creek Chert, Plummer Chert, Prout Chert, Stanford Chert, West Patricia Chert, Wilcox Chert
Iowa: Blanding Chert, Croton Banded Chert, Ervine Creek Chert, Hopkinton Chert, Maynes Creek Chert, Montrose Chert, Scotch Grove Chert, Wausaw Chert, Wassonville Chert, Winterset Chert
Kansas: Argentine Chert, Buffalo Chert, Flint Hill Chert, Foraker Chert aka Four Acre, Fort Riley Chert, High Plains Chert, Kansas Blue Chert, Neva Chert, Smokey Hill Silicified Chalk, Spergen Crystalline Saccaroidal Dolomite, Spiculitic Chert, Tonto Chert
Kentucky: Bowling Green Chert, Boyle Chert, Breathitt Chert, Candy Creek Chert, Carter Cave Chert, Floyds Knob Chert, Haney Agate, Haney Jasper, Hopkinsville Chert, Kentucky Black Chert, Kentucky Blue Chert, Kentucky Hornstone, Khukitan Depalite, Muldraugh Chert, Paoli Chert, Sonora Chert, Saint Genevieve Chert, Saint Louis Green Chert, Tyrone Chert, Wayne County Chert
Louisiana: Eagle Hill Silicified Wood, Turkey Creek Chert
Maine: Cow Head Chert, Kineo Felsite, Munsungun Lake Chert, North Hood Chert, Ramah Chert, Vermont Jasper
Maryland: Blue Jasper, Tongue River Chalcedony
Massachusetts: Saugus Rhyolite
Michigan: Cordell Chert, Hudson Bay Chert, Lake Superior Agate, Logan County Chert, Norwood Chert, Stoney Creek Chert, Ten Mile Creek Chert
Minnesota: Alma Quartzite, Amygaloidal Basalt, Arenaceous Silicified Siltstone, Banded Jasper, Bijou Hills Quartzite, Biwabik Silica, Brandon Flint, Cat Head Chert, Catlinite aka Minnesota Pipestone, Cedar Valley Chert, Cochrane Chert, Drusy Chert, Grand Meadow Chert, Hixton Silicified Quartzite, Kakabeka Quartzite, Knife Lake Siltstone, Knife River Flint, Ledge Ridge Chert, Maquoketa Chert, Powder River Porcellanite, Prairie Du Chien Chert, Rapid Chert, Red River Chert, Root River Jasper, Selkirk Chert, Shakopee Dolomite, Shell Rock Chert, Silver Hill Quartzite, Sioux Conglomerate Jasper, Sioux Jasper, Swan River Chert
Mississippi: Buttahachie River Chert, Catahoula Chert, Choctaw Agate, Citronelle Chert, Fort Payne Chert, Horse Creek Chert, Saugus jasper, Talahatta Chert, Talahatta Quartzite
Missouri: Burlington Chert, Cedar Hill Chert, Cotter Chert, Coyote Creek Chert (Burlington Variant), Crescent Hills Chert (Burlington Variant), Crescent Quarry Chert, Everton Chert, Fayetteville Chert, Harvester Creek Chert, High Ridge Chert, High View Chert (Burlington Variant), Lafayette Chert, Lake Of The Woods Chert, Mozarkite Chert, Payson Chert, Pierson Chert, Plattsmouth Fossiliferous Chert, Reed’s Spring Chert, Smokey Hills Jasper, Spring Branch Chert
Montana: Dean Lake Chert, Everson Creek Chert, Helena Chert, Montana Porcellanite, Pryor Mountain Chert, Roony Creek Chert, Schmitt Chert,
Nebraska: Agatized Wood, Burroughs Quartzite, Hartville Chert, Nehawka Flint, Moss Agate, Niobrara Chert, Republic Chert, Rice Agate, Sioux Quartzite, Smokey Hill Silicified Chalk
New Hampshire: Mount Jasper Flow, Mount Japer Rhyolite, Mount Willard Chert
New Jersey: Cuesta Quartzite, Limonite, Lockatong Chert, Watchung Carnelian
New Mexico: Aleman Ribbon Chert, Chuska Chert, Chuska Mountain Chert, Cumbres Pass Chert, Dakota Quartzite, Hydroquartz aka Jalopal, Mogollon Mountain Chert, Quay County Chert, San Andres Chert, Yeso Chert, Abique Agate
New York: Albanel Quartzite, Ancaster Chert, Bayport Chert, Browns Pass Quartz, Bruce Chert, Cabot Head Chert, Chaumont Chert, Cherry Valley Silicified Shale, Collingwood Chert, Coxsacki Chert, Deep Kill Chert, Deschambault Chert, Diana Quartzite, Esopus Silicified Shale, Fossil Hill Chert, Goat Island Chert, Haldimand Chert, Hickory Corners Silicified Sandstone, Hoyt Chert, Kalkberg Chert, Leray Chert, Little Falls Chert, Mistassini Quartzite, Mount Merino Chert, Normans Kill Chert, Onondaga Chert, Point Aubin Chert, Port Ewen Chert, Princeton Chert, Reynales Silicified Sandstone, Shequindah Quartzite, Snake Hill Chert, Tecolate
Nevada: Battle Mountain Chalcedony, Belleville Chalcedony, Coaldale Chert, Paiute Agate, Slaven Chert, Tosawihi Opalite (Opalised Sinter)
North Carolina: Ridge & Valley Chert
North Dakota: Agatized Wood, Knife River Flint, Knife River Silicified Peat, Little Heart Chalcedony, Petrified Bog, Rainy Buttes Flint, Sentinal Buttes Porcellanite, Taylor Bed Silcrete, Turtle Valley Chert, Plate Chalcedony
Ohio: Allen Creek Chert, Bisher Chert, Brush Creek Chert, Carter Cave Chert, Cedarville Chert, Coshocton Chert, Crab Orchard Banded Chert, Crooksville Chert, Delaware Chert, Flint Ridge Chert, Gull River Chert, Honey Creek Chert, Jelly Roll Chert, Licking River Chert, Nellie Chert, Nethers Chert, Paoli Chert, Plum Run Chert, Scioto Chert, Ten Mile Creek Chert, Uniontown Chert, Upper Mercer Chert, Vanport Chert, Zaleski Chert
Oklahoma: Arkansas River Chert, Chickachoc Chert, Day Creek Chert, Florance Chert, Foraker Chert aka Four Acre, Frisco Chert, Kay County Chert, Keokuk Chert, Ogalla Quartzite, Peoria Chert, Potato Hills Chert (Novaculite), Reed’s Spring Chert, Stanley Chert, Stanley Shale, Toronto Chert, Woodford Chert
Oregon: Caviar Chert, Malheur Chert, Oolitic Agate, Wascoite Jasper
Pennsylvania: Bald Eagle Jasper, Boise Blanc Chert, Burns Jasper, Durham Jasper, Edgecliff Chert, Hardyston Jasper, Houserville Jasper, Kettle Point Chert, Loyalhanna Chert, Monongahela Chert, Metarhyolite, Ontelaunee Chert, Penns Creek Chert, Pennsylvania Jasper, Port Franks Chert, Rickenbach Chert, Scotia Oolite Chert, Shriver Chert, South Mountain Chert, Vera Cruz Jasper
Rhode Island: Lime Rock Jasper
South Carolina:
South Dakota: Badlands Chalcedony, Bijou Hills Quartzite, Colha Grey Chalcedony, Flat Top Chalcedony, Hogback Quartzite, Lange Agate, Minnelusa Quartzite, Mitchell Chert
Tennessee: Bach Creek Chert, Banded Slate, Boone Chert, Brassfield Chert, Buffalo River Chert, Camden Chert, Canutillo Chert, Clifton Chert, Copper Ridge Chert, Dover Chert, Frog Mountain Chert, Harbert Hills Chert, Hornstone, Horse Creek Chert, Knox Chert, Oriskany Silicified Sandstone, Red Slate, Ridge & Valley Chert
Texas: Aleman Ribbon Chert, Alibates Silicified Dolomite, Arlington Chert, Balmorhea Agate, Bangor Agate, Barren Fork Chert, Brazos River Chert, Brushy Creek Chert, Calcasieu Citronnella, Comanche County Chert, Cow Plop Chert, Edwards Plateau Chert, Fort Hood Flint, Garden City Chert, Georgetown Chert, Ives Conglomerate Chert, Leon River Chert, Llano Chert, New Braunfels Chert, Owl Creek Chert, Palm wood, Paris Chert, Pedernales River Chert, Quitague Quartzite, Root beer Chert (Knife River?), Salmon Peak Chert, Scarborough Ranch Chert, Tecovas Jasper, Texas Oil Chert, Texas Tortilla Chert, Uvalde Chert, Woodbine Siltstone
Utah: Brian Head Chert, Morrison Quartzite, Phosphoria Shale, Sheep Creek Quartzite, Somerville Chert, Utah Wonderstone
Vermont: Cheshire Quartzite, Colchester Jasper, Hathaway Chert, Saint Albans Chert
Virginia: Antietam Quartzite, Cat Tail Creek Chert, Flint Run Jasper, Williamson Chalcedony, Williamson Chert
Washington: Hozomeen Jasper, Hozomeen Obsidian, Hozomeen Quartzite, Hozomeen Chert, Top Of The World Chert
West Virginia: Breccia Quartzite, Harriman Chert, Hunterville Chert, Kanawha Chert
Wisconsin: Animikie Chert, Baraboo Quartzite, Harmilda Chert, Hixton Silicified Quartzite, Oneota Chert, Peoria Chert, Silver Mounds Silicified Sandstone, Starved Rock Chert
Wyoming: Absaroka Chert, Dendritic Chert, Hartville Chert, Madison Banded Chert, Miongin Coble Chert, Opalized Wood, Spanish Diggings Quartzite, Spanish Diggings Agate, Spanish Diggings Red Breccia, Spanish Diggings Chert, Spanish Diggings Dendritic Jasper, Spanish Point Dendritic Agate, Tiff, Tiger Chert, Tosi Chert, Wapsipsicon Chert, Wyoming Oil Chert
Additions and corrections to this list are invited and welcome.
Much of this comprehensive state list was compiled through the dedicated research of Loyd E. Doty of Tennessee. His published list can be found in it’s entirety at:
http://www.theaaca.com/newslettersummer08_files/Page3035.htm
TRACY:
Neat resource. I noticed for indiana that there were several types listed for hornstone and that the actual name was left out- Wyandotte chert according to state geologist. Very nice reference.
Trapper Rob:
Thanks for posting that there's more different stone in PA than I thought.
Rob
AncientArcher76:
Im sure theres more in most states then listed but its a great source list and if u were gonna move somewhere I would make sure to check the list first!...LOL
Russ
JackCrafty:
? Hmmm... I live about 30 minutes from Garden City, Texas and there aint no chert there to speak of. ???
Lists like this are a start but are by no means accurate. As far as Texas goes (my home state), the list is missing things like the Rio Grande Gravels, West Texas chalcedony, Chert deposits in the Big Bend Area, and several others. And confusing rootbeer chert with knife river chert is downright goofy. And many of the names given like Pedernales chert, Llano chert, Georgetown chert, New Braunfels chert, Root beer chert, Comanche county chert, Fort Hood flint, etc, are all part of the Edwards Plateau formation, aka Edwards Plateau chert. It can get confusing to someone not familiar with the "nicknames" for basically the same types of rock.
Anyways, I hope this leads to a good discussion of sources. I've almost given up on finding accurate info on this subject from online sources. The best sources for this type of info are flintknapping groups.
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