Color:  Stanford chert ranges from shades of medium gray with lighter and darker shades occurring.   White and gray speckles are present with the occasional quartz inclusion.

Texture:

Luster: Dull to waxy

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina:

Heat Treatment:  Heat treatment increases the luster.

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Distribution Comments:

Stanford Chert occurs at the bottom levels of Ste. Genevieve limestone and at the top levels of St. Louis limestone formation.  It has primary outcroppings in Monroe County, Indiana