Marble Falls Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Marble
Falls Chert ranges from a dark gray to black.
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Distribution Comments:
Marble Falls Chert is associated with the Marble Falls Limestone
Formation of the Fort Worth Basin of north central Texas and occurs as
abundant nodules with outcroppings on the north bank of the Colorado
River above the bridge at Marble Falls and in the Riley Mountains.
This formation extends from the Red River to Fort Worth, though most of
the formation is subsurface.
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