Kingsport Chert










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Kingsport Chert ranges from white to a medium to dark gray.

Texture: Fine grain

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Translucency:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Kingsport Chert is associated with the Kingsport Formation of the Beekmantown Group of eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, and southwestern Virginia.  Primarily occurs as flat nodules in the southern Appalachian Mountains.  Named for exposures near Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee.
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