Mascot Chert / Dolomite










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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Mascot Chert / Dolomite ranges from white to a light to medium gray with with mottling or streaking ranging from pink to red or green

Texture: Fine grain

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Mascot Chert is associated with the cherty Mascot Dolomite Formation of the Newala Group of Tennessee and into Virginia.  Exposures occur in Hamilton, Meigs, and Rhea county, Tennessee, Lee County, Virginia, into Kentucky, and North Carolina.
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