Color:  Citronelle Cobble Chert is a glacial drift chert found in river and creek beds in Alabama and into Mississippi.  The color has great variation and can range form most commonly shades of brown and tan, but may range to white to pink or black. 

Texture: Fine grain

Luster: Waxy

Silica Fabrics / Fossils:

Patina:

Heat Treatment:  Heat treatment deepens the color and may produce orangish color.  It increases the luster.

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Distribution Comments:

Citronelle Cobble Chert is associated with the Lafayette Gravel Formation,  Citronelle is primarily found in creek and river beds in Mississippi and Louisiana.  Reported in the Calcasieu Lake and river region of Louisiana.