Monongahela Chert













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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Monongahela chert ranges from light to medium gray with limonite staining.

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Luster:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossils are absent

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Monongahela Chert is associated with the Uniontown member of the Monongahela Group.  Primary outcroppings are located in Ohio and Brooke counties, West Virginia and Jefferson county, Ohio.

 

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Uniontown Chert
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