Color:  Becraft Chert is a light bluish gray to medium gray or black. 

Texture: 

Luster:

Translucency:  Opaque

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Brachiopod, hindia, and crinoids

Patina:

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Distribution Comments:

Becraft Chert is associated with the Becraft Formation of the Helderberg Group of  New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia..  Primary outcroppings are located in the Hudson Valley, in Schoharie County, New York and Clifton Forge, Gala, Hilling Springs, Dry Run, and Bells Valley in Virginia.