Anyone one know the type of flint? Missouri creek found flake knife. Thanks for any input!

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Looks like Excello chert. Pretty comomon material for that area. Nice knife.
There was an outcrop of Excello just east of Ft Osage. I saw it while attending the knap in there. That outcrop was not near the quality of the OPs flake. Must be a good quality outcrop or creek around there somewhere.
 

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