McKittrick Chert













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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: McKittrick Chert is ranges from a white to a pale grayish white with light streaks of purple.

Texture: 
Fine grain

Luster: Vitreous

Translucency:  Opaque

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

McKittrick Chert is associated with the McKittrick Opalized Shale Formation of California.  Primary outcroppings occur around Spellacy Hill near McKittrick, Kern County, California.

 

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