Livengood Chert












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Color: Livengood Chert ranges from a light gray to a grayish black weathering a gray to green, reddish brown or red.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Livengood Chert is associated with the Livengood Formation of the Yukon Basin of Alaska and Yukon.  Primary outcroppings occur along Livengood Creek and Livengood Dome.  Exposures occur throughout the  Yukon Basin.

 

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