2. Rectangular, or with sides or ends, or both, slightly curved, either convex or concave; faces flat. Shown in [figure 133] (green slate, from a grave in Kanawha valley, West Virginia).
| District. | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas county, Kentucky, with ends V-shaped | 1 | |||||
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 11 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Eastern Tennessee | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ogle county, Illinois | 1 | |||||
| Forsyth county, Georgia | 1 | |||||
| Haywood county, N.C. | 1 | |||||
| Davidson county, N.C. | 1 | |||||
| Chautauqua county, N.Y. | 1 | |||||
| KEY: A = Slate. B = Limestone. C = Sandstone. D = Shale. E = Argillite. F = Fine quartzite. | ||||||
Fig. 133.—Gorget.
3. Widest at middle, with single or double curve from end to end; very thin; both sides flat.
| District. | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 1 | 4 | |
| Davidson county, North Carolina | 1 | ||
| Savannah, Georgia | 1 | ||
| Eastern Tennessee | 5 | 1 | |
| KEY: A = Slate. B = Sandstone. C = Schist. | |||
4. Same outline but thicker; one face flat, the other convex. Represented by [figure 134] (shale, from Jackson county, Illinois). The distribution of the form is as follows:
| District. | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Haywood county, North Carolina | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Davidson county, North Carolina | 1 | ||||||
| Savannah, Georgia | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Kanawha valley, West Virginia | 1 | ||||||
| Jackson county, Illinois | 1 | ||||||
| Desha county, Arkansas | 1 | 1 | |||||
| KEY: A = Sandstone. B = Slate. C = Schist. D = Steatite. E = Talc. F = Argillite. G = Shale. | |||||||
Fig. 134.—Gorget.