Taylor Ranch Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Taylor Ranch Chert is an orangish brown color.

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Luster:

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Brachiopods, gastropods, pelecypods, and corals
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Taylor Ranch Chert is associated with the Taylor Ranch Limestone Member of the Hess Formation of Texas occurring as nodules in the Glass Mountains.  Primary outcroppings occur at the east end of the Hess Ranch eastward towards Conoly Brooks Ranch west of meridian 103.
Projectile point made from this material:



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