Evaluation of Chert Patination as a Dating Technique: A Case Study from Fort Hood, Texas. (1998)
Frederick, Charles D., Glasscock, Michael D., Neff, Hector, Stevenson, Christopher M.
This paper reports the results of a controlled study of chert weathering at Fort Hood, Texas. Petrographic examination and measurement of the white patina associated with 105 archeological artifacts...