Color: Bailey Chert ranges from shades of light gray
to tan or beige or caramels. However, geographical publications
list Baily Chert (associated with the Baily Formation) as black to a
dark medium gray
Texture:
Luster: Porous to waxy
Silica Fabrics / Fossils:
Patina:
Heat Treatment:
Knapping:
Primary Source
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Bailey Chert is associated with the Bailey Formation Limestone of
Missouri and into Illinois. It occurs in beds and nodules.
Projectile point made from this material:
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