Warsaw Chert












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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Warsaw Chert is a mottled multicolored chert.

Texture:
 Course to medium grain

Luster:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: Fossiliferous

Patina:

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

Warsaw Chert is associated with the Warsaw Limestone formation of Middle Tennessee.  Primary outcroppings are found in around Normandy Reservoir and Tullahoma Valley in Tennessee.

 

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