Bigby-Cannon Chert
AKA: Gray Banded Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color:
Bigby-Cannon Chert is banded light gray to medium gray. It has broad alternating
bands of light to dark whites and darker grays to
almost black
Texture: Fine grain
Luster: Waxy
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Bigby-Cannon Chert is associated with the Bigby and Cannon
Limestone formations of western Tennessee. Primary outcroppings
are found along Duck River.
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