Hardscrabble Chert











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Hardscrabble Chert ranges from a cream to a tan or orange, banded lavender, gray, and purple and solid white chert also occurs.
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Silica Fabrics / Fossils:  Brachiopods and crinoids

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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Hardscabble Chert is associated with the Hardscrabble Formation of Colorado with outcroppings occurring near Belliah, Pueblo County, South Hardscrabble Creek, Custer County, and Missouri Gulch in Douglas County, Colorado.
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