Reynales Chert
Reynales Silicified Sandstone
AKA: Hickory Corner Chert












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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Reynales Chert varies in color from a white to light or medium gray or a bluish gray.

Texture: 
Medium grain

Luster: Dull to waxy

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossils are present primarily oolites and bryozoan.

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Reynales Chert is associated with the Reynales Formation of the Clinton group of New York and Ontario primarily occurring in the Niagara Gorge and the Niagara Falls region of Ontario and New York and around Clinton in Oneida County, New York..

 

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