Chico Martinez Chert
Description of Physical Characteristics:
Color: Chico
Martinez Chart range from a light grayish white to a medium gray.
Texture:
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Chico Martinez Chert is associated with the Chico Martinez Chert Member
of the Monterey Formation of south central California. Primary
outcroppings occur along Chico Martinez Creek in the San Joaquin Basin,
Kern County, California.
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