Gilmore City Chert

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Color: Gilmore City Chert is brownish gray

Texture:

Luster: Dull

Translucency: Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Crinoids

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Gilmore City Chert is associated with the Gilmore City Formation of Shawnee County, Kansas. Primary outcroppings occur in Shawnee County, Kansas.

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