Title	Flint Ridge or Vanport Flint
Subject	Geography and Natural Resources American Indians in Ohio Minerals Flint Rocks Quartz
Place	Newark (Ohio) Licking County (Ohio)
Description	This piece of Flint Ridge or Vanport flint measures approximately 1.5" x 2" x 4" (3.81 x 5.08 x 10.16 cm). This type of flint is found in the area surrounding Newark, Ohio. Colors and textures vary widely, but it is typically tan, cream, light gray, and pale yellow. However, bright yellow, red, blue, and purple specimens are also found. Flint, a variety of quartz, is an impure form of chert, although some scientists believe that it is actually chert that is an impure form of flint. American Indians used flint to create projectile points and tools.
Date of Original	No Date
Collection	Ohio Flint Types
Source	Natural history specimen(s);
Submitting Institution	Killbuck Valley Museum
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information.
Type	StillImage
File Name	Om926_977613_004.tif
Image Height	1960
Image Width	3008
File Size	874.734 KB
Format	picture

Flint Ridge or Vanport Flint

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